Jesus May Not Calm Your Storm

Jesus May Not Calm Your Storm

Aug 2, 2017 | Discipleship, Faith

What do you do when it starts raining and then it never stops? Somebody asked me that question yesterday. I was sitting across the table as this friend poured out the details of some really difficult things that are going on in his family right now. Really difficult...
A Franciscan Benediction

A Franciscan Benediction

Sep 9, 2014 | Faith

I came across this prayer recently. Something about the simplicity of it resonated with me. It’s ironic and profound that the things we would consider to be a burden, the writer considers to be blessings from God. I’ve been praying through this every...
It Is Finished

It Is Finished

Jun 27, 2013 | Faith

Six days. You would think that creating everything, literally everything, in only six days would be hard work. No time for union breaks with that kind of schedule. The universe, all of the galaxies in existence, including our own. Planets. Sun. Moon. Stars. Water. Dry...
Pray for Oklahoma

Pray for Oklahoma

May 23, 2013 | Current Events, Faith

You’ve seen it by now. Whether it was John Piper’s now-infamous tweet (which has since been deleted), Westboro Baptist’s new hate-slinging website (which has since been hacked), or any of a number of other disturbing, disappointing and discouraging...