Weekly Sanctuary
Transition and Transformation
My three-year-old daughter’s favorite activity during our daily commute is “I Spy.” During the guessing game, the “spy” chooses an object within sight, and the other person has to guess…
Acceptance and Surrender
In the undercurrents of our narratives and clichés is a cultural conspiracy designed to convince us that we are in control of our lives. That if we work hard…
Sorrow and Joy
I am a parent. I have lost a parent. I have children. I have lost children. Sorrow is not an unfamiliar emotion in my life. Grief and trauma have…
Language and Valleys
No one wants to be fluent in the language of grief. No one wants to grow familiar with the valley of death. Yet, for some of us, this is the…
The Spiritual Discipline of Gardening Part 3
Isaiah 61:1-3 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind…
The Spiritual Discipline of Gardening Part 2
Last week we began this short series on the spiritual discipline of gardening by exploring what it looks like to steward the land that God has granted us. This week…
The Spiritual Discipline of Gardening – Part 1
At first glance, you may not think of gardening as a spiritual discipline. Spiritual disciplines have been defined as, “…habits, practices, and experiences that are designed to develop, grow, and…
Risk
(This week our guest writer is my dear friend, Nicole Lewis. Nicole lives and works with Agape in London, England) Over the years, I have noticed that I have developed…
This Present Moment
(A personal letter shared with us by John Wood, pastor (retired) of Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church in Knoxville, TN) My dear children and grandchildren, I’ve been thinking of what I…
Tools for the Journey
During this pandemic season, I have been guided into some basic truths and how they are instrumental in my desire to relate to God as a prayer. Because of busyness…
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