We sat in a circle in our group leaders’ living room. It was another week of Rooted, and one of the couples in our group was sharing their story. We had not been meeting for very long and we all...
“I’m leaving you with the responsibility of taking care of our fish, Nancy,” were Dave’s departing words as he left on a bike trip to Canada.
If my memoir had a title, it would be Everything I Know about Life I Learned at Church Camp. I just returned from Willow’s Camp Paradise, where God rocked my world yet again.
My oldest child, Kristen, was 3 years old. I was running late to her dress rehearsal for the dance recital. Juggling my 1-year-old with one hand, I sat on the park district studio floor, using my...
In high school we had a tiny box of a library. Thick, heavy books were crowded on narrow wooden bookshelves. My eye caught the title of an old book just out of my reach on the top shelf.
The aroma of fresh cut flowers in the retirement home’s foyer welcomed the college students. The scent shepherded us into the common area. One student looking for a resident to visit, felt drawn to...
David, a man in the Bible sandwiched between Saul and Solomon, was a king who loved God with his “whole heart.” His heart for God stood in stark contrast to the men whose stories flanked his....
I sat in my living room, frozen on the couch. The hum from the air conditioner accompanied the chatter in my mind. I looked around the room. TV. Fireplace. Dog toys. Everything sat so still. Why...
I used to think that God wanted us to know His ways so that we could perfectly follow them and grow to be like Jesus. While in a sense that is true, it breaks down pretty quickly once we add the fall...