“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for … Continue reading Don’t Lose Heart
Don’t Lose Heart
Celebrating a 12-Year Mile Marker
It was early September 2012 and I had recently learned that cancer had returned. I had only been in Vienna, Austria since January 2011 and had just begun to step … Continue reading Celebrating a 12-Year Mile Marker
You Are My Cup
"Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure.” — Psalm 16:5, NIV The word “cup” kept replaying over and over in my mind as … Continue reading You Are My Cup
I Will Wait for You
“I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope. I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more … Continue reading I Will Wait for You
Trying to Speed Up the Thaw
“And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit” - … Continue reading Trying to Speed Up the Thaw
The profound gift of leaning
In early October, I stayed in Mödling, a town just outside the city limits of Vienna, Austria It was about a 30-45 minute train ride into the city, and I … Continue reading The profound gift of leaning
You Are Seen, Known, and Loved – Pausing with God in Surprises
“She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: ‘You are the God who sees me,’ for she said, ‘I have now seen the One who sees me” ~ Genesis 16:13 … Continue reading You Are Seen, Known, and Loved – Pausing with God in Surprises
A Silent Walk in the Woods
“Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, ‘Come with me by yourselves to a quiet … Continue reading A Silent Walk in the Woods
Come Away with Me
“My beloved spoke and said to me, ‘Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me’” - Song of Songs 2:10; NIV Singer and songwriter Norah Jones expressed well this … Continue reading Come Away with Me
Encountering God’s Spirit within us: Lingering with the Spirit of Truth
“But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, … Continue reading Encountering God’s Spirit within us: Lingering with the Spirit of Truth