Who Gets to Receive God’s Hospitality?
© 2014 Blondinrikard Fröberg, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio “So what if people are coming over. Why can’t we let them see how we usually live?” my children would whine. “Because it’s how we show guests they’re special,” I’d say, trying to keep my cool. “We do what we can...
Passion at the Grocery Store
© 2009 eddie welker, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio “Did you find everything you needed?” the lady at the cash register asked me with a smile. I told her that I did and asked her whether it had been a very busy afternoon. “Not yet, but that’s okay. Busy or slow it’s all...
Words from a Clay Pot
Allow me to introduce you to the clay pot I keep on my desk at home. I made it in second grade and when it speaks to me, I listen because it has important things to say. It reminds me about secrets and perfectionism and shame. Are you a perfectionist? It’s one of...
A Secret Fear Exposed
One thing I love most about children is that they don’t usually mind saying what they’re thinking deep inside. At least they don’t mind until we teach them to filter. Or hide thoughts that might embarrass themselves or us. As I was writing this week’s post for the...
Of Peanut Butter Fudge and Sweet Williams and Cushioned Toilet Seats. Living Towards Love.
© 2011 Simon Blackley, Flickr | CC-BY-ND | via Wylio We’d sit on her couch and eat the peanut butter fudge she made and talk to each other as we flipped through the pages of her stacks of magazines, pointing out recipes that looked good or strange or things that...
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French By Heart: An American Family’s Adventures in La Belle France
What’s a Nice God Like You Doing in a Place Like This? A COMPLETELY UNORTHODOX DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
