This is how God showed his love for us: God sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him. —I John 4:9, MSG ~~~ Welcome to The Sunday Community. Link up with a photo and just a few, brief words of inspiration. Not many words at all. Then, extend a bit of hospitality to the …
Love Idol: An Author Interview; A Book Giveaway; and, What is a “Love Idol,” Anyway?
Jennifer Dukes Lee and I spent time chatting with one another, girlfriend to girlfriend, and we invite you to listen in! In this conversation, Jennifer and I talk about her experience of writing Love Idol, and about the confident assurance we have that we are more than enough—pre-approved, in …
All The Stories Matter. Especially Yours.
This year, it seems as if everyone is having babies! Book babies, that is. I've been watching friends of mine pant and push and press their way to publishing their stories. I have cheered for them and paced the halls with them. I've cried when the rejections came. I've prayed when all those words …
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Going There | Little Girl Blue: Why My Daddy Taught Me to Hate
Sit there and count the raindrops Falling on you, it's time you knew All you can ever count on are the raindrops That fall on little girl blue - Nina Simone photo: Flickr CC/ Cliff1066 Going there goes both ways and I have a story to tell you...about racism and hate. How it catapults …
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Sunday
When Jesus saw his ministry drawing huge crowds, he climbed a hillside. Those who were apprenticed to him, the committed, climbed with him. Arriving at a quiet place, he sat down and taught his climbing companions. —Matthew 5:1,2 (MSG) ~~~ Welcome to The Sunday Community. Link up with a photo and …
Already Here
God hides in order not to be found where humans want to find God. But God also hides in order to be found where God wills to be found. —Stephen D. Paulson I don't know what you've got on your plate, and what plates you've got spinning in the air. I don't know all the parts of this life you're …