Christmas Returns
Each December God’s people return. We return to The Story. We revisit the manger. Tucked into Luke 8 is an account of Jesus returning to a seaside community where he frequently gathered to teach, reach, help, and …
A Thanksgiving Heart to Heart
Gratitude alters intimate relationships. It is a life-giving foundation. It says, in neon lights, “I see you. I recognize who you are and how I am blessed by your life and your love!” Entitlement is ugly. Indifference …
Praying With Play-dough
My heart is heavy, heavy. Dear, precious people I know and love are bearing impossible pain, impossible loss, and searing unknowns. I ache with them. I pray for them—and with them, but I am finding words sometimes …
R.I.P. vs RESTING in Peace
R.I.P is a declaration of death, but what if it becomes a statement – a bold stance for life. With a child in hospice, another facing chronic pain and disability, and my dad battling stage 4 metastasized …
The Ring and Robe Await!
How low can you go? For many of us, it can be very low, then some. We are good people. High capacity. But something is wrong. When we are out of alignment in some area – living …
Kingdom Work is Team Work!
Gifts and special donations came in to Run Hard. Rest Well. (RHRW) this fall totaling more than $18,000. Thank you. Thank you for your prayers! Thank you for your support. Together we can bring God’s design for …
Good Medicine!
I don’t know Lisa in person (yet!), but she makes me laugh. Hard! Our sons are college roommates and Joe sends me her FB posts from time to time. Lisa is a real mom on a mission …
Come Away! October 21 & 23
October at Camp Lutherhaven is stunning. Grab a friend and join us for a Vantage Point Retreat this fall. It is an afternoon getaway designed to refresh your soul and position you to thrive. The $69 retreat, which includes …