~ From the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 1 ~ John the crazy man came out of the wild places with fire in his eyes and a brilliance about him that came from the burning passion in his spirit that overflowed until it filled all the atmosphere around him. His wiry, sun …
How do You do it? The way You keep pulling me into the NOW with these amazing moments that take my breath away. A sunset… While the world is pressing and compressing me, narrowing my options, just then I step outside and there it is… But You’d been spinning it for awhile while I didn’t …
“Rejoice in the Lord always…” (Philippians 4:4) There are times when joy defines us, when we take it as a military stance against the ravages of circumstance and fear. And there are times we watch our soul’s grip let go of it in the onslaught of powerlessness ~ too much unknown, too much gone awry. …
My first month in Africa is still a kaleidoscope of images: war was just over but near enough to touch in Rwanda; we could hear the thunder of bombs as we waited with two of our children at the airport in Bujumbura, Burundi; and the roads in Uganda had craters, while stuccoed walls were sprayed …
Two things I love are building relationships and telling stories. So I’m going to write a blog post every few weeks with stories of wild adventures in the Holy Spirit and joy-filled revelations of the beauty and majesty of God to share with friends old and new from all over the world. I’d appreciate your …
