Author, Speaker, Grace-Junkie, Resister of the Safe Life
Of all the many notable quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr., this has to be one of my favorites. Too often I become stymied in my attempts to make a difference in this world by the mindset that I have to manhandle (or, in …
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Sure...prayer is, for the most part, a personal thing. It is also a corporate, human-divine exchange in places like churches and other public gatherings. And there is yet still a third-space kind of prayer. It can be …
It's a remarkable thing when a mere human and the mighty God walk together so closely that their reputations become entwined. In Genesis 4:15 Pharaoh looked to Joseph for God-like feats. Sometimes others ask of us what …
I get it. Living in a world like ours drains you. It's not just the break-neck speed we move at these days or the to-do lists that seem to be on auto-reload just when, finally, there are only four or five more things to …
1. I have the sweetest family and the most wonderful friends. (Thanks to all who lit up the way into this new decade with your many colorful expressions of celebration and kindness!) 2. Each …
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