The Importance of Slowing Down

New days filled with new mercies, new opportunities, and new perspectives. My temptation, my approach to my days, in the past was to “hit the ground running” and accomplish as much as possible. I may have hit that mark; I wish I could remember. What I remember, is the...

Embracing the Tensions of Life

Sometimes, the clouds match my internal landscape, that tension between hope and fear, the duel between faith and doubt. And, like the sky, sometimes my tension leans toward the darkness. The fear, the doubt, settles around me. Still. I know the sun still shines. Even...

What Now?

Just two nights ago you and your fellow disciples were sitting with your best friend, rabbi, Savior and today you are sitting in darkness and despair. You heard the words He said as the group of you sat around the table; but you struggled truly to understand them....
Reflections from the Valley

Reflections from the Valley

I walk in green pastures, meadows overflowing with wildflowers of various colors and heights. Blues and yellows and reds and oranges and purples and whites. In the distance row upon row of sunflowers. They beckon me forward. There is a stillness in this wide open...