On Disabled Bodies: A Place Where God Dwells
Earlier this month, I prepared a message for Threads Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan as a part of their sermon series, “Embodied Faith.” I want to share the message with you today. The main Scripture text is 1 Corinthians 1:26 – 2:5. “Brothers and...
When the Darkness Inside Needs the Light
What I carry deep in my heart can be a barrier, a wall to keep us apart. How do I name the darkness inside— the fears I carry, the trauma I bury, the tears I hide that need the Light? fierce wind, whirling, swirling, outside and in remembering when; parents aging,...
A Poem for Your Soul
under the skyfull of blue,warmth of the sunon my skin.the Lightshines within,always forever.even whendays get shorter,clouds return,hope grows dim,a fire stillburnsdeep,forever within. look up,keep your eyeon the sky.watch, wait forthe birds above,two eagles soarover...
Come Close and See
Am I frail and weak or finite and meek? Come close and see— let us be companions on this journey. In darkness or light, loss or lack, I’ll sit with you, if you’ll stay beside me. Come close and see He is with us, nearby constantly. Can we remember what we are told,...