these days of muted light feel just about right. sometimes my heart feels wide open, easily accessible, like the bright...
Category: outside
raspberry beret
a funny thing kept happening as we walked alone in rows of raspberries. every spot we stopped to pick there...
whether or not you have ever dared to pray
maybe the light at the end of the tunnel is really a lamp lit in the window. seems the largest...
writing lonely stories
writing is ministering, pastoring, chaplaincy. i come to you and trace my scars with a fingertip. i show you the...
a fairytale they say
the snow started coming down and eleanor wanted to build a snowman with her dad. she waited patiently. she let...
ascending at your friend’s house
before jesus ascended into heaven, he took a walk. he led his followers to bethany on the eastern slope of...
the stories we tell
i ended up outside. sometimes early january is friendly to outside morning dwellers. this happens very rarely in michigan. i...
october reminds me of summer
the summer was good. yes, i'm still thinking about summer. i still am processing that it's over. we looked out...
jordan almonds and jesus christ
i've been thinking about jordan almonds lately. and how the weakest among us take the brunt of our anger. and...
failing at jesus stuff
she told me their church had split and that people were saying terrible things about them. i nodded my head...