May 231 minCheck Out The Desert SanctuaryI may or may not have shared my plans for world domination with all of you yet, but it’s going to entail me running my mouth even more....
Mar 22, 20216 minOn Living and WarringYears ago one of my sisters got lost for several days while hiking in the mountains. There was a massive search which culminated in her...
Mar 17, 20213 minA Bubble of ProtectionTop o’ the morning to ya! As you may have heard, today’s St. Paddy’s day, so I figured I’d share a prayer that I’ve used for years when...
Mar 11, 20215 minWanna Help Me Change the World?Once upon a time, I wrote on this here blog so frequently that mere mortals had a hard time keeping up. Strangely enough, all that...
Jul 26, 20206 minRegarding the State of My CountryYou kind of have to laugh to keep from crying. Sometimes my heart just breaks as I watch the lengths the powers of this world are willing...
Mar 21, 20206 minFinding Peace In a Time of DreadI don’t know if you’ve ever had a freight train barrelling down on you and all you can do is wait for it to hit before. You’re waiting...
Dec 9, 20195 minRules of Discernment, Rule 3: DiversityHave you ever really thought about how wildly different in appearance human beings are? With the exception of dogs, animals of the same...
Dec 3, 20195 minRules of Discernment, Rule 2: BoogeymenAs most of us are well aware, the church can be a treacherous place. Unfortunately, many Christians are ill-equipped to navigate it...
Nov 26, 20193 minRules of Discernment, Rule 1: AuthorityOne of my persistent frustrations with my fellow Christians is a general lack of discernment and good judgment. As the bible makes amply...
Dec 21, 20167 minAll People Are RealI’ve mentioned a couple of times now that I have a dissociative disorder. A derealization disorder, in fact. Which means that when my...
Dec 20, 20163 minThe Electoral CollegeOne of my working assumptions about life is that only that which can be redeemed is allowed. So anything that happens carries...
Dec 19, 20164 minLet’s Be Real About What We’re Looking At HereI didn’t mean to make this an all Trump Monday, but I suppose it’s appropriate given the electoral college vote this morning. Which I’ll...
Dec 17, 20166 minSanta, God and the Problem of Certain BeliefI once knew a family that didn’t do Santa Claus with their kids at Christmas. The reason they didn’t do Santa Claus was because they felt...
Nov 24, 20161 minA Thanksgiving BlessingI said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope For hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love For love would be love...
Nov 22, 20164 minThanksgiving Family Survival Guide – 2016 EditionSuch a pretty picture. Now imagine that they all hate each other. An oldie but a goody! BTW, if you read these and know exactly what I’m...
Jan 27, 20152 minGod’s Ways Have a Power All Their OwnGod’s ways do not rely on the goodness of men (or women) to work. They have a power all their own. Thus, all through the Old Testament,...
Jan 23, 20151 minThe Spirit In You Knows the TruthThat hopeful feeling you experience when someone tells you that God is better than you’ve been taught is the Holy Spirit moving. I know a...
Sep 4, 20144 minDancing The WayHow many of you, at some point in your life, thought that there were two ways to do things; the right way and the wrong way? And that...
Mar 27, 20144 minThe Hardest, Best Spiritual Practice I’ve Ever TriedLearning how not to judge has been the most demanding, arduous and painful spiritual discipline I have ever undertaken. It’s also been...
Sep 29, 20136 minWarning: God Can Be RuthlessSome years ago my husband was driving through our small town’s business district early in the morning and happened to observe a hawk...