Even If You Don’t Know What You’re Writing

I love the daily practice of writing–even if I don’t know what I’m writing all the time. It’s good just to sit down in front of the blank page. It’s good to contemplate. It’s good to sift through your own mind and see what’s there. It’s good to just begin. If you do this every […]

Listen, Learn, and Pray

I’m still in a season of listening, learning, and praying about everything affecting our lives during this time–whether in debates about COVID-19 or how to combat systemic racism in truly helpful ways. I ask God for wisdom every day. I ask God to position me as an agent of blessing, proclamation, and reconciliation as I […]

The Delight of the Ground Cherries

It’s not a cherry. It’s not really a tomato. It’s a hybrid form of something salty and sweet, and it’s delightful. I am finally beginning to harvest the ground cherries. Inside the papery lantern, a tiny yellow blueberry-sized ground cherry awaits! I’ll make ground cherry salsa! When I harvest my peppers and tomatoes, I’ll overflow […]

A Special Community Ritual: Online Morning Prayer Gathering

For the past 16 weeks, our ministry staff team working with graduate students met online Monday-Friday every morning from 9:30 AM-10:00 AM. At the most, 12 of us gathered, and we rotated leadership every morning. We took the first 10 minutes to visit and share about our lives. Then, someone led a 10 minute devotion […]

Four Overlooked Statements on Our Identity in Christ from 2 Corinthians

This morning, I read 2 Corinthians, and I noted some key phrases that I always overlook or don’t bring into my awareness as I go about my ordinary day. Paul declares some astonishing truths about you and me: Christ’s comfort overflows out of our lives to others (1:5). We move about our day as agents […]