Whenever I’m at my lowest, my most frustrated; when I feel close to defeat or despair, God gives me a gift. I’ve come to count on it. This particular day was no different. Losing the struggle to bring some clarification in my mind and my words to the theme of an article entitled “Embracing our [...]

“Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, la’ma sabach-tha’-ni?” That is, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:45-46) Barbara Brown Taylor writes of Jesus’ last words: “It sounds for [...]

Quiet time in the kitchen garden, sitting under the hackberry tree. It’s a crisp, cool, September morning, and I’m bundled up in an afghan, warding off the chill. I woke up earlier than usual this morning, worries and anxieties taking flight even before I opened my eyes. Not a good way to start a Monday [...]

Whenever I’m at my lowest, my most frustrated; when I feel close to defeat or despair, God gives me a gift. I’ve come to count on it. This particular day was no different. Losing the struggle to bring some clarification in my mind and my words to the theme of an article I was working [...]