We try hard to keep our bodies and minds from unnecessary or early atrophy. Will we do the same for spiritual growth? Contrary to what...

Decisions. We make about 35,000 of them a day! Of course, not all are life changing. Many are just the mundane stuff of life. But what...

Jesus reminded us that the way we live our lives is supposed to make people thirsty for God. It’s the potato chip response. You’ve...

Spiritual rhythms help us grow spiritually. If I have a rhythm in place as a seamless part of my life, it helps me become more receptive...

My husband and I greet the beginning of fall with anticipation. We know that the beginning blush and rust of the trees will deepen into...

Where did I learn to hurry? I know the answer for myself. I was my own mentor. I listened to all the get-more-done voices. I attacked...

Hurry is our mantra. Do everything fast. Be more productive. Multi-task. Where did I get the idea that I had to hurry? It isn’t in...

I never expected what happened one morning of last December. I was up early as normal to begin my writing morning with an Advent...

Ask me what my biggest challenge during these days has been and I have only one answer: connections. I can handle more home time. I am a...

Jesus called out the people who thought that they were close to God because they were descendants of Abraham. He said, Is that where our...

What do we need to thrive? Food and oxygen for sure. Relationships and meaningful involvement are high on the list. We give a lot of...

Spiritual growth isn’t automatic. Nor can growth become a task on list to check off. Instead, growth is 25% determination but 75%...

When I am lost, I look for signs. Street signs. Landmark signs. However, what I really want is to see someone lifting up a sign that...

How many times have I tried to make my plans only to have them explode before my eyes. Nobody was caught in the shrapnel but me. I bear...

In our lives with God, we have a reach problem. Not God’s. Ours. We want to reach God. Isn’t that what prayer is supposed to do—knock...

Lockdown. That’s what we’ve been experiencing during this pandemic. We’ve sustained an uncomfortable and unnatural lockdown of...

Does it surprise you that Jesus’ resurrected body had scars? Thomas gives us this peek into this resurrection fact. A visual learner, no...

What will I do when God confronts me? What will I answer when called to account? Job 31:14, NIV Lent is something of an annual review. We...

When I think of people who modeled an intimate relationship with God, it always showed up best in their prayers. They were talking to a...

How does intimacy with God develop?.This is an important leading question because the last thing I want from prayer is a guilt...