How to Find Rest From Spiritual Weight

How to Find Rest From Spiritual Weight

The spiritual weight chases me through the dark hours. Even my dreams are filled with prayer. Morning arrives too soon as the deep ache of fibromyalgia forces its way into my awareness. The narrow hollow at the base of neck throbs, reminding me of my frailty and this...
On Being Readied for the Harvest

On Being Readied for the Harvest

The soil, still wearing winter’s crust, almost taunts the farmer–daring him to unleash the toothed blade. Greeting the day before the moon is veiled beyond earth’s ridge, the man drops the tool behind his machine and tills narrow ditches in a quilt-like...
Learning to Rejoice in Difficult Circumstances

Learning to Rejoice in Difficult Circumstances

The throbbing is real but intangible. Painful but unseen. It’s the shattering of a heart already broken experiencing one more journey in the wasteland. Have you been in this place before? In the same sort of circumstance where your dreams are dashed by reality...
From the Bookshelf

From the Bookshelf

I’ve read several books in the last couple of months and have been looking forward to sharing them with you. While the list of books I hope to read continues to grow, I never seem to find quite as much time as I’d like to indulge my favorite habit. Can...