-
The hope of his calling
Hey beloved, we are going to sit on Ephesians 1:17-23 a bit if that is okay? If this Scripture opens the way Paul intended, it will completely reframe how you see yourself and how you see the church. In Ephesians 1 Paul prays that the eyes of our hearts would be enlightened so that we…
-
Revelation precedes Transformation
Wow, what a revelation if this Scripture, beloved! In Ephesians 1:17-23 he prays, not that the church would receive more information, but that God would give them the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. Paul is praying this over believers. Mature believers. Faithful believers. People who are already saved, sealed, and…
-
Not that easy
Dearest beloved, what I am about to write about doesn’t necessarily come easy… You know, those concepts in life we love to romanticize about, but when you’re actually living them, they are hard. Work–life balance? Hard.Making decisions that affect your future? Hard. Walking away from things, people, patterns you once belonged to? Terrifying. Letting go…
-
You keep performing
We are so good at performing.We learn it young.Be brave.Be strong.Behave.Don’t cry here.Smile for them.Hold it together. And before we know it, we are performing everywhere. In small rooms.In big crowds.In our marriages.In our parenting.In church.Even in prayer. We learn which version of ourselves is acceptable and which one should stay hidden. And then we…
-
Growing Anyway
The honest reality about the world we live in… Good and evil exist side by side. Light and shadow share the same field. This is not failure. This is life in a fallen world. Jesus never pretended otherwise. In the parable of the wheat and the weeds, He tells us plainly that even when good…
-
Holy Art of Wonder
Travel does not have to mean extraordinary places or once in a lifetime experiences. There is something extraordinary hidden in every place you have ever been and every place you will ever go. The problem is not the place. The problem is that we so often do not stop long enough to see. If we…
-
Getting back on the HORSE
Work has started again.For some of you, it never stopped. There was no break, no holiday, no slowing down. And if that is you, I see you. Truly. I wrote a special piece on rest in December. If you missed it, go find it and read it. It matters. For those of you who did…
-
Legacy Begins at Home
There are two small boys in the house. Life goes up and down. Noise and laughter. Chaos and tenderness. And somewhere between the mess and the magic, legacy is being formed. Stay true. Stay humble. Be wise in the decisions you make, and be even wiser in how you raise them for God. You have…
-
The First Day
The first day of Grade 1 for the boys arrived the way these moments always do. Faster than expected. Normally it is such a rush. So many emotions wrapped up in one morning, because we know how much is about to change. There is excitement for the life ahead of them, and at the same…
-
Come. Sit. Be
Come. Sit. Be. A winter reflection from Switzerland Beloved, I am writing to you wrapped in winter. Switzerland is quiet tonight. The kind of quiet that settles your soul before it touches your thoughts. It has been cold these days, but this evening the snow began to fall, soft gentle flakes drifting like heaven remembered…