Confession #1: I’m usually keeping two journals at once—but it should be three. (Never mind the notebooks and slips of paper and digital notes I take to record and organize my thoughts. Heaven help that lot!) The first journal is for life, and the second is a journal for spiritual life. The third one shouldContinueContinue reading “Why I Journal (And Why I Think Everyone Should Too)”
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Rebellious Hope
Jane Marczewski, in a tweet, once said, “Some people will call it ‘blind denial’ but I prefer to call it rebellious hope.”
This, said by a woman who had a 2% chance of overcoming cancer. Who had a million dreams to live for. Who inspired just as many people with her golden buzzer performance of her original song, “It’s Okay.”
Simply, Complexly Human
All of us, so simple… We eat, we sleep, we live. We work to live, and work takes our life. We breathe, we bleed, we try. All of us hurting… We feel, we hurt, we hide. We hide the pain and the pain hides us. We fake, we ache, we wonder why. All of usContinueContinue reading “Simply, Complexly Human”
One More Day – A Poem
“Heart, where are you?” I said. But my voice came back hollow. “Surely you’re not dead… Don’t go where I can’t follow. “Dawn can’t stay always away, So turn your face to the sky. Hope can’t stay forever at bay, Awake; lift your head high.” Only silence from the depth, Just as still as before.ContinueContinue reading “One More Day – A Poem”
The Jonah Within
There are few Bible personalities I really connect with. You know: Ruth was so good, and Esther was fearless and beautiful, and Mary was amazing. Paul is hard for me to get my head around, and the disciples, well, they were interesting and funny, but relatable? Well, maybe not so much. But start talking about Jonah, andContinueContinue reading “The Jonah Within”
One Part Calling, Another Part Compulsion
Not long ago, someone asked why I chose to pursue writing. Responses for how, when, and where came to mind, but why was more elusive. After a moment’s consideration, the only way I could describe it was: “It was one part calling, another part compulsion.” Eric Liddell, portrayed in the film Chariots of Fire, said, “I believeContinueContinue reading “One Part Calling, Another Part Compulsion”
Why Some Books Make Me Wonderfully Dissatisfied
I like to say that the best books are the ones that make you dissatisfied with your own mediocre existence. I have had the privilege of reading some very good books over the past year. It was not a year in which I could boast a long list of books read, but the small stack I did readContinueContinue reading “Why Some Books Make Me Wonderfully Dissatisfied”
Meagan Briggs 