Dear Dad, I haven’t seen you or heard your voice in over three years. Our email communication has been sparse, superficial platitudes for birthdays and holidays. You said you didn’t want to meet me for coffee, didn’t want to see your granddaughter, didn’t have anything to say to us. That’s ok. I have something to say to you. Father’s Day …
The plane hit turbulence as she perched precariously on the potty. “Mama? Mama?! Mama!” she yelped, as she clutched my arms tighter. “I’m right here, sweetie,” I said. The tiny airplane lavatory hardly fit one person under best circumstances and rough winds sent us both rocking against the walls. I squatted down to face her, but even the sight of me inches …
This month we’re doing a six-week series on The Inner Life of Powerful Prayer, and so this calendar’s theme verse couldn’t be more fitting: And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. Ephesians 6:18 Whether you’re using …
I’m sharing this post from the archives. This was a hard one to write as God revealed my self-righteousness, but it eventually led to brokeness, healing, and forgiveness. You may have already read those stories, but this is the prequel, the part that had to come first. “You know you’re a pharisee if sin disgusts you more than it moves you to …
Dear friend, I see you. You blink away tears as you pass the Mother’s Day cards in the supermarket, the pain of your youthful choices still haunting you decades later. You stay home from church this day, not bearing the shame of being left seated when well-meaning pastors call to a standing ovation those whose ranks you’ve never joined. You tickle children and affectionately wear the term …