One size fits all dress. One size fits all birth plan. One size fits all vacation. One size fits all marriage or church or values or trajectory or pet or parenting style or hair color or friendship. One size fits all life, compartmentalized in a box, tidy, and tied with a ribbon. One size fits all ... Read More about The Myth of One Size Fits All
One Key to Handling Change: Participate
The horses are disappearing, and I don't know what to make of it. For six years, I've washed dishes to the sight of horses sidling past the wooden fence across the meadow from my kitchen. When I cracked the sliding glass door to catch a spring or autumn breeze, I often heard a soft whinny or snort ... Read More about One Key to Handling Change: Participate
A Vision for Peace
Twenty years later, I can still picture my husband Michael as a boy, jumping up in a roomful of cross-legged students and shouting, “Got it!” Moments before his triumphant cry, the teacher had yelled, “Swords in the air!” to which we all heaved our Bibles toward the ceiling, elbows slightly bent ... Read More about A Vision for Peace
By One Spirit: A Free Excerpt
I’ve made something for you, dear readers! Read on. After the celebration and heightened spiritual awareness of Lent and Easter, settling into ordinary life can feel a little anticlimactic. When Jesus returned to Heaven, he promised to send us a Comforter, Helper, and Spirit of Truth to guide us as ... Read More about By One Spirit: A Free Excerpt
Faithfulness at the Foot of the Cross
My husband and I have toured countless abbeys and cathedrals over the years, as we traveled across Europe. Ancient houses of worship cast a particular awe over us. The history, the intentional beauty behind their construction and decoration, the candelabras and the columns, the kneeling boards and ... Read More about Faithfulness at the Foot of the Cross
Holy Week: An Audio Series
UPDATE: If you're already a subscriber, these mini devotionals have already arrived via email in April's Reflection. If you haven't subscribed to my monthly reflections, you can do so by clicking here. For new subscribers, the Holy Week audio will arrive daily in your in-box beginning on Sunday, ... Read More about Holy Week: An Audio Series
