Yes

On September 8, I gave up. I told God, “I’m done. If writing isn’t what You want me to do, I won’t do it. I’ll let it go. I do let it go.” And I did. I dropped it on the floor. There wasn’t much left of it—I’d crushed it...

Abide: The Schedule

  FRIDAY Oct. 16th 4:30-5:30 Arrival & Check-in 5:30 p.m. DINNER 7:00 p.m. Welcome, Worship & Gathering Time Jody and I will go over the vision and schedule for the weekend along with any logistical details you need to know about Grunewald’s...

(Don’t) Insist Upon Yourself

It’s ten p.m. I should be in bed, or at least headed in that direction. I should not be in front of a screen. Screens stimulate my brain: it takes me at least an hour after even glancing at a screen to wind down enough to fall asleep. But I figure it’ll...

The Wound of Beauty

I’m sorry I’ve been such a stranger these last weeks. We’ve been trying to buy a house (and finally did), so that we would have somewhere to move at the end of the month when the woman who bought our house moves in. It’s been a crazy, stressful...

Being Grace Kelly

You may recall that I told you last month that one of the fruits of my internet and blogging sabbatical was that I wrote my first short story in over four years. With a bit of fear and trembling, I share it with you. If you have even half as much fun reading it as I...