For such a small, insubstantial piece of plastic, the little lamb sure packed an emotional wallop just a few days into this year’s Christmas season. Tim was digging around under the couch trying to find one of our cats’ toys, when he came up with a plastic lamb instead. The lamb made me teary-eyed. Fortunately,… Read More
Disability gives travel new meaning
My dual journey with two challenging medical diagnoses took a new turn recently when I traveled for the first time using my walker, affectionately known as “the Cadillac.” My destination was a writers’ conference, but I learned just as much about myself and the challenges of having a disability. Understand that it took me two… Read More
One church indivisible: What does that look like?
“One church. One faith. One Lord. Not Baptist, not Methodist, not Adventist. Just Christians. No denominations. No hierarchies. No traditions. Just Christ.” Max Lucado’s devotional for August 17 in Grace for the Moment poses this question. Would this be impossible to achieve? One church in Christ with no denomination. Instead of groups of two thousand… Read More
Self-help prayer books unneeded; we have manual
The latest pea under my mattress is self-help books on how to pray. I recently saw an advertisement for a book on how to pray “authentically.” Prayer can be hard for many of us, and I worry about putting more pressure on folks to “do it right.” The fact is we already have the book… Read More
Prescription for Shaken Faith (stop feeling guilty!)
The word shake is versatile. It can be a noun or a verb. Its range of meaning run from horrifying to sublime. Shaking in my shoes Shaken not stirred. (No, I have no personal knowledge of this one.) Shake and bake. Shaken baby. He’s got the shakes Chocolate Milkshake Shake it, baby, shake it. (No,… Read More
Turning away from ‘bad’ news not an option
For the first time in my life, I want to turn away from the six o’clock news. Or any news, period. It’s so tempting to avoid the images of war, terrorist attacks, murders, and the daily dose of political egocentricity from both sides of the aisle. But I can’t. And I would argue neither should… Read More