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The Icing on the Cake
Special Note: Much as I dislike Christian-ese, I’m going to use a word straight out of the Church and Religious People’s Vocabulary Handbook: “Anointing.” Just so no one gets lost, I’ll define it: To be anointed means to have been chosen by God to do a specific thing especially for him. I was thinking today about … Read more
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No Pretty Bows
*Dusts off blog. Clears throat.* This year has been a trip. I can’t begin to address all that has happened in one post, so I won’t try. But I’ve been seeing many things so much more clearly lately, and I wanted to share something I saw today. I have this group of friends I meet … Read more
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Loneliness Defined
I have only just now realized what is at the heart of loneliness. At least, it’s at the heart of my own loneliness. When life sucks, sometimes you need someone to talk to. But sometimes you need someone to hold you–really hold you–while you sob and snot everywhere. Right now, I don’t want to talk. … Read more
God In Time
We pray about what will happen. But we don’t typically pray about what already happened. Why? *** I got to be part of an amazing conversation with some friends recently. It was one of those conversations that shifts paradigms. Who’s seen the movie “The Kid” starring Bruce Willis? It’s the story of a 40-ish man … Read more
Sometimes
Sometimes the world closes in And it’s dark and scary. The shadows stretch out and distort the things that once looked “right” and made sense. Sometimes it feels like you’ve been wandering in the dark for ages and ages. You’ve been gone forever, and people are just, just now noticing. You thought God didn’t notice either. … Read more
Joyful Moments
Have you ever done a vision board? It’s a tool to help map out dreams and/or goals. My friend first introduced the idea to me and another friend last January. We wanted to visualize our dreams and goals for 2010, and for us the endeavor involved prayer and the expected guidance of the Holy Spirit. According … Read more
Remix: Out of Control
This is a remix of “Laundry Ruminations: Control or Out of Control?” (Summer 2008). *** One day as I was doing laundry, I started thinking about cake, frosting, cookies, chocolate and other delicious gooey things. Then I thought about the passage I’d read in the book of Romans about a month before. In it, Paul said … Read more
Tiny Alien Imposter
When I was a kid, I couldn’t wait to be grown. I had lots of expectations: I’d be a rich and famous singer, actress and dancer. I’d be beautiful. I’d be slender and have big breasts and long hair. I wouldn’t be afraid of the dark anymore. I wouldn’t be afraid of anything. I’d have … Read more
Deciphering Me
I never thought of this as a worship song, but it was for me today. God, speaking to me: Friend, it’s getting late. We should be going. We’ve been sat here beneath these flickering neons for hours. Me, distracted by flickering neons: While I am cracking their code, You are deciphering me. For I … Read more
Spiraling
A few months ago my church welcomed a gentleman named Sy Rogers. I was privileged to take part in a leadership session he taught, and something he shared had “encouragement potential.” I find I keep thinking about it. If I’m not careful, I might let it give me hope … I’ll try my best to … Read more
