"Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint." — Isaiah 40:31 The Power of Least ...  Read More

"Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." — Matthew 11:29 True Meekness, True StrengthThe majority of the time when someone...  Read More

"Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts." — Zechariah 4:6 The Light or the Bulb?"What am I? Am I the bulb that carries the light, or am I the light of which the bulb is a...  Read More

'Jerusalem, Jerusalem...how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.' - Matthew 23:37 The Heart That GathersA lot of...  Read More

"Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." — Matthew 11:29 Beyond the Loudest VoiceSuccess appears to belong to those who "s...  Read More

"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." — Psalm 139:14 Beyond the Loudest VoiceSuccess appears to belong to those who "scream the l...  Read More

"My joy is gone, grief is upon me, my heart is sick... For the hurt of my poor people I am hurt, I mourn, and dismay has taken hold of me." — Jeremiah 8:18, 21 When Grief Goes UndergroundSuppressed gr...  Read More

When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled... Jesus wept. John 11:33,35 The Courage to FeelWe live in a culture whe...  Read More

“Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of my poor people not been restored?” Jeremiah 8:22 Trained in CalmWe’ve been trained to remain calm (or at least appe...  Read More

“He bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground.” — John 8:6 From Person to ProblemIn our rush-to-judgment world, Jesus models something revolutionary: a pause. When the crowd demanded an immedi...  Read More

“Then God said, ‘Let us make humankind in our image…’” — Genesis 1:26 From Person to ProblemWe live in a world that loves to take complex human beings and reduce them down into categories. The homeles...  Read More

“And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work.” 2 Cointhians 9:8 The Power of TogetherThe...  Read More