The Mountain is You

Facing the Reality of Ourselves Scripture: Psalm 139:23-24 – “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Life throws us all kinds of challenges, but not all...

The Mountain is You

The Power of Botox  If you were to open my closet in my bathroom you’d notice lots of “stuff.”  GoPure is the latest . . . guaranteed to minimalize neck wrinkles. There are tons of other products out there, and I doubt seriously I’m the only one who has a few products...

The Mountain is You

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...

The Mountain is You

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...

Day 24 of Adven 2024: The Best “Yes”

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...

Day 23 of Advent 2024: Vulnerable Love

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...