Some Things We Can Only See In The Dark

As I read outside last night there seemed to be a star right above the horizon. It was shining so brightly that it was difficult to give attention to any of the others. When I got up to run, there it was again, this time next to the moon. Even in the morning light, it...

A Summer of Serving

This year keeps on going in a different direction than we had all planned. I sometimes just shake my head and ask God, "What is coming next?" I mean, we are only six months in… is there a half time to the madness of 2020? But, I think when we look back on this year,...

Be The Change You Want To See In The World

Quarantine and curfews have us stuck in a place of separation. It's unclear what is safe for our health and how we can come together as a society with so much division. I wonder if we are stuck right where God wants us to flourish. I wonder if this societal time-out...

Where Healing Begins

The hardening of our hearts happens over time, possibly so gradually that we don't even notice. The beginning of our hearts softening is humility—a willingness to consider that the way we see things might not be the entire story. There may be a narrative that we want...

Break My Heart For What Breaks Yours

We would want to be able to see clearly. To be wise and compassionate, understanding, generous, and peace-seeking. But I think there is only one way to be all of those things. We have to ask. God, would You break my heart for what breaks Yours? We can try to...

I Have No Words

I have no words. We went on a little RV trip to disconnect for a bit and came home Sunday evening to an exceptionally quiet Omaha. Everything was closed. We cleaned the RV out and returned it that same evening. There were no cars on the busy streets, no grocery stores...

Let’s Be Careful Where We Place Our Hope

I was looking back at some posts from the last couple of years. Everything pre-pandemic seems like a lifetime ago, but there is one I have thought of a lot during this time. It was about Noah's Ark and the last sentence says, "The rains will come, and when they do,...

Feeling Conflicted?

If you asked me how I felt, for weeks I have been saying, "It's just all so weird." I couldn't quantify what was happening all around us and even in my heart.  As I listened to a talk and the speaker said, “It’s okay to let all of your feelings sit at the table at the...

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