Jan 7, 2025
The Safety of Stuckness Scripture: John 5:6 – “When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, ‘Do you want to get well?’” Have you ever felt completely stuck? Like no matter how hard you think, plan, or...
Jan 6, 2025
The Mountain Inside of You Scripture: Romans 7:15 – “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.” As I stood at the bottom of the mountain, I knew there was no way of getting around it. We still had enough daylight, that was...
Dec 24, 2024
Let’s pause to think about Mary for a moment. Her story, her courage, her quiet yes. We see her in nativity scenes, stoic and serene, cradling the Christ-child. But do we really understand the magnitude of her yes? It wasn’t just a yes to God’s plan—it was a yes to...
Dec 23, 2024
There’s a moment in Scrooged, that 1988 retelling of A Christmas Carol, when Frank Cross—the cold, selfish television executive—comes face to face with the consequences of his choices. The visions are brutal. The Ghosts of Christmas tug at every thread of his...
Dec 22, 2024
How do you wake up? Are you one of those people who pop out of bed as soon as your eyes open? Or – are you a “snoozer?” You hit the snooze button OVER AND OVER until it is the inevitable. And when do you wake up on Christmas? As a small child,...
Dec 21, 2024
Are you ever haunted by ghosts of the past? Not everyone battles those ghosts. But for many of us, they’re there—hiding in the shadows, ready to pounce at just the right trigger. The beautiful thing about the Christmas story? It, too, was marred by ghosts of the past....
