A Lenten Reflection
We hit a deer while we were driving this week. Having lived in the mountains for seven years now, friends here have told us it’s not so much a matter of if, it’s a matter of when. Well, that when was Tuesday. The four…
An Invitation to Trust: Snow, Shoulds & Prophets
In the Gospel of Matthew, we see Jesus doing ministry and caring for those around him—sending out the disciples to preach the good news, healing those in the community from various diseases, and announcing a new kind of kingdom to the people. It was…
How Deep the Father’s Love for Us
Like her parents, my oldest daughter is more on the introvertive side. Sure, we can host crowds of people, or invite friends over, but we find our energy reprovisioned in a still and quiet house, being able to rest, read, pray and relax. So…
Who Brings You Rain?
N.B.: I wanted to share with you this timely post from my friend, Ty Hoad. May it be as meaningful to you as it was to me. Like some of you, my family has been praying for rain here in Southern California for a…
Good Odds Going On?
It’s warm today. And dry. In February. And the next week of weather forecast appears to bring more of the same. So it came as no big surprise—a little, for sure—to find seagulls flying overhead this morning, even though I live about an hour…
The Polar Vortex
Few of us made it through this past week without hearing of the “polar vortex” that brought a drop in thermometers to the northern part of the United States and Canada. For some, it froze soap bubbles. Others reported never seeing their town in…