In The Face Of It All
In the face of it all – the beast of destruction that threatens to undo all that makes me feel safe, the piercing wounds that burn my soul until pleasure [...]
If The Tomb Cannot Hold you
Lord, You have accomplished so much in this one incredible act. If the tomb cannot hold You, if death cannot keep You in its cold grasp Then, Life has truly [...]
Fear Is A Terrible Thing
Fear is a terrible thing, God. So many people have been scapegoated and injured just because we are afraid of difference; We pray for them now So many [...]
Faith That Carries The Cross
It is too easy, God for faith to become an escape - a way to avoid the pain of being human and alive; or a path to success - a [...]
Faith In Action
The world is not healed, O God, by correct ideas, or intellectual nods in the direction of doctrine. No, the world is healed when faith becomes a fire that captures [...]
Enough
Worry and stress are not hard for us, God, we do them without thinking. There is always the potential of threat to our security, our comfort, our health, our [...]
Defiant Praise
There are many doorways to cynicism, Jesus, many reasons for despair, many causes for fear; but there is no excuse for giving them ultimate power; not if we really believe [...]
Darkness And Light
The darkness loves to parade itself, God, to draw our attention and steal our energy, with fearful threats and dire prophecies of doom; and we all too easily give it [...]
Children Of Abram
Long before the change of name, before the first signs of new life showed the beginnings of promises fulfilled, You asked Abram to make his home among foreigners, and share [...]
Always There
We thank you, O God, for the miracles of supply in our moments of need. And we praise you for always being there for us. We thank you, O [...]