Whatever is Lovely…

“Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus.”—Philippians 2:5   “Spiritual transformation in Christ moves toward the total interchange of our ideas and images for his.” —Dallas Willard, Renovation of the Heart As I drive home across the...

Bless Those Who Annoy You

I’m moonlighting over on Godspace today, friends, trying to bless those who annoy me, even though sometimes I’d rather just be annoyed. If you care to join me in the quest to bless our annoyers, read on. (The photo, in case you’re wondering, is...

God is Love

I sit on the sofa in the light of the lamp, and I pray through 1 Corinthians 13—you know, the famous love chapter that’s read at a lot of weddings. I tend not to like this chapter of the Bible. It always feels like an indictment of how far short of love I...

Unexpected

My year of prayer is taking an unexpected turn. Or maybe the turn started last Easter, in my first year of prayer, when I felt prompted to learn more about human trafficking, particularly of young girls for sex. What I learned horrified me, to say the least, and  I...

Stillness and Sleep

Today’s post was inspired in part by chapter 1, “Learning to Breathe,” of Christine Sine’s book, Return to Our Senses: Re-imagining How We Pray. It’s Easter. For another five glorious weeks it’s Easter. I love that the Easter season...