After a great storm, there follows a great calm. While the landscape may have become forlorn and desolate under the great winds and pounding rains, new life is fermenting in the ground. It's making merry, waiting for just the right time to taste birth. Seeds of hope have been putting down roots for months. The... Continue Reading →
Just when you think the sun has come out to stay
If you grew up in Texas on the coast as I did or in any other wet climate, then you know what it is like to experience rain day after day after day. I remember one summer that precipitation occurred every day in some form or fashion for more than 40 days. We joked that some little... Continue Reading →
Waving the white flag of surrender
I caught myself about to write "Eat Chocolate" on my to-do list today just so I could cross off something that I was sure to accomplish. Instead, I've opted to consume large amounts of Craisin Walnut Bread, Pumpkin Pie, and Vanilla Ice Cream tonight. The idea of exercising quickly fell by the wayside as I... Continue Reading →
Tasting the storm
Dear Father God, I once remember a pastor saying that when you realize that you have lost your faith, go back to the last place that you remember standing steadfastly. Look around and evaluate where on the treacherous journey you took your eyes off Jesus and instead honed in on the billowing waves and crashing... Continue Reading →
4:30 AM
Father God, As I sip my vanilla spice black tea at 4:30 this morning, my heart is "filled with a good theme," as the Psalmist David would say. It is way too early for most people to be having meaningful conversations, but I truly long to commune with You this morning. My walk with You... Continue Reading →