I'm chasing soul. I've been too thin too long. I've been too busy, too heady, too distracted. I need soul. I long for soul. "My soul thirsts for God, the living God." Save me from dead religion! Save me from empty theologizing. "You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me." More than … [Read more...] about Chasing Soul
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Be Light
Caroline, Life is about to change. This week you begin school. You go from slow mornings and boundless days to classes and homework, schedules and practices. You go from family to friends. You go from home to world. We are sending you out. Your mom and I know you're ready. Every day you remind us you're ready. Your endless energy, your active mind, your desire to … [Read more...] about Be Light
Missing God
I knew a man who went to Mt. Rushmore as a child. He said the whole trip bored him. The drive, the gift shop, the usual rigmarole of tourism, all of it was a drain. Mt. Rushmore was a dud.But then something happened, something that changed everything: He looked up. As the day ended and his family drove away, this boy for the first time actually looked up at the mountain. He … [Read more...] about Missing God
Simple
I am fascinated by simple. Captivated. Simple sentences written clearly. Short fragments of verse. They all seem so refreshing. Life is complicated and noisy. My mind is complicated and noisy. Give me simple. My children love simple. They demand it. I constantly catch myself saying impossibly abstract things. I stop and ask if they understand what I mean. Blank … [Read more...] about Simple
To Catch a Frog
My son saw the frog first. It sat at the lake's edge where the water laps the sand. It leapt just as we approached. Without hesitation, my son dove after him, splashing and running and grabbing at the water down the shoreline. After a flurried few seconds, and to my great surprise, my little three-year-old held up the frog and shouted, "I got it!" He grasped the frog in his … [Read more...] about To Catch a Frog