Messy Moments, Holy Ground

We love a happy ending, don’t we? Someone being healed – saved from a horrific diagnosis. Someone realizing who they were meant to be and stepping into their calling. Second chances (or maybe a third or a fourth) … But here’s the thing: sometimes we want all the rewards, all…

This week we are jumping back into the story of Lazarus. But I’d like to shift my focus to a different character woven into that narrative.  The story of Mary and Martha is a very well known story in most Christian circles. But over the past year it has taken…

Have you ever gone through something so terrible that you could feel it with your whole body? Maybe through sorrow, confusion, numbness or fatigue? Maybe you felt disoriented… or maybe even intense anger? You might know that something happened that made you incredibly sad, but it doesn’t just feel like…

Have you ever felt God speak? In this wild world of instant gratification and endless information at our fingertips, I think it’s harder than ever to hear Him. Because hearing Him requires listening. And listening requires us to shut our mouths and be still. We don’t really know what that’s…