I was shopping the other day in our market and needed tomatoes. I picked some absolutely perfectly round and red ones, still attached to the vine and delicious looking. In a basket near the display were some not so very pretty tomatoes. They were bumpy. They were wrinkly. They weren’t even all red..some had yellow … Continue reading The Perfect Tomato
Who offends you? And why? If you’re a Christian like me, you probably can rattle off a list of ten things without even trying. Living in this fallen world, it’s difficult to go through a day without being insulted in some way..rude people, distasteful ads, sex, drugs, homelessness, the news, greed, pride. The list just … Continue reading Be Offended
One of my most favorite movies ever is “Pretty Woman.” I know…sappy and girly and a total chick flick with the happily-ever-after ending that usually makes me cynical and snarly instead of weepy and soft. But for some reason, I really like this movie. And one of my favorite lines is when Edward (the rich, … Continue reading If I Forget To Tell You
When my boys were little, we loved the books “Where’s Waldo?” They are large picture books with multitudes of people on every page and the point was to find the one goofy guy with the striped beanie, blue pants, and glasses that was somewhere in the picture. Sometimes he was on the beach, or in the … Continue reading On Finding Waldo
We all know it takes incredible faith to leave behind the comfortable and trek off into parts unknown to live the missionary life. To say goodbye to friends and family (maybe forever) and face strange cultures, weird food, unfamiliar lifestyles, and perhaps even fatal horrible disease. To spread the Gospel in hostile environments is not … Continue reading The Faith To Stay
I have been assaulted by Love today. Not usually the verb I associate with Love…assault. However, it is exactly that…an assault of various kinds on the topic, definition, and idea of Love. My first encounter was in my morning devotion. The verses I was taken to included 1Corinthians13, which is all about love and what … Continue reading Love, Love, Love
It’s lonely being an unique weasel. Being an unique weasel means that there isn’t anyone on the planet just like you. It’s hard not to have a living soul really GET you and though there are a couple of movies that attempt to touch on this, there’s always a happily ever after in movies that … Continue reading On Being An Unique Weasel
Crucible: 1. A container made of a substance that can resist great heat, for melting, fusing, or calcining ores, metals, etc. 2. A severe test or trial “As silver in a crucible and gold in a pan, so our lives are assayed by God” Proverbs 17:3 (The Message) I’m melting. Well, it feels like it … Continue reading The Summer Of The Crucible
I didn’t sleep last night. Again. It wasn’t because I wasn’t tired. In fact, I was exhausted. But my brain wouldn’t turn off. I did everything I could to wind down. I sat in the hot tub. I drank a (small) glass of wine. I played non-thrilling computer games until my eyes got heavy. And … Continue reading Loving My Enemy
I have a confession…I spent years and years of my life not noticing. I would notice the clouds, sunsets, birds, flowers, but I wouldn’t notice people; intentionally never making eye contact for fear of initiating conversation or interaction with others. Was it because I worked in the Emergency Room of the local County hospital and … Continue reading The Dignity of Notice
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