Live With Flair

After the snow melts in Pennsylvania, I return to the woods. The salamanders migrate to the secret vernal pond, and my daughter and I hike

It’s been a while. They rhythms of life caught me up, like a receding tide, and took me out to a different sea. Empty nest.

A dear hurting woman and wife of a pastor from a church Ashley and I spent time with recently told me the secret to her

I’ve always lived my life by the academic calendar, so my fresh season of ministry begins mid-August as I prepare for a new fall semester

I’m hosting a private Facebook group this summer for people wanting to read Seated with Christ (adults) and This Seat’s Saved (young readers). We launch

I woke up to the news of the passing of a dear friend, Randy Newman. Randy and his wife, Pam, were treasured mentors during our

This morning, I transplanted my seedlings into the garden bed. The ones I planted from seed didn’t look so healthy; I’d been traveling too much

This morning, as I read David’s words to his son Solomon in 1 Chronicles 22:9-19, I found so many parallels to how we might pray

I’ve been thinking about Jeremiah 12:5 recently. I remember reading this verse in college because it’s how God rebukes Jeremiah for his attitude and concerns.

I’m back to the blog after my time away for teaching, speaking, and writing. I’m almost finished with Book 2 in the Elita Brown Series.