More Than Enough

We all talk about life without limits, but really, we know we are bound. Trapped within time, restricted by resources, fettered by the laws of matter and energy. Our whole understanding of economics is predicated on the idea of limits. You know, supply and demand? Limited resources. Supply chain snarls. Sounds familiar, huh? We operate… Read more »

First Stories – Christmas Edition

At the end of the year, it is most appropriate to look back to the beginning. Each of the First Stories interviews revealed an aspect of the writer’s craft to me and renewed my appreciation for the dedication and drive required to shape stories and release them into the world. Thank you to each and… Read more »

Stories That Shape Us – Home Renovations

Our house is in shambles. Walls have been knocked down, studs revealed, old wiring uncovered. The mysterious pipe in the pantry, well, turns out that is a gas line. “We wondered about that,” I laugh with my contractors as we pivot to deal with the house’s secrets now laid bare. We are renovating and adding… Read more »

Love and Life

About four months ago, while sitting in a weekly Bible study class, I was struck by a realization that love actually demonstrates many characteristics that distinguish a living organism from something non-living. I was challenged by one of my peers to write an essay based on this observation after I shared my musings with the… Read more »

Stories That Shape Us – Ordinary Battles

Our lives are made up of ordinary decisions, ordinary challenges, ordinary battles. The regular decisions to get out of bed in the morning, to go to work, to return home at night. The ordinary battles of exercising, of eating food that nourishes our bodies, of keeping the house or apartment tidy. Within the last seven… Read more »

Mending

I love finding pictures of the good news – the best news – hiding in the ordinary, hiding in plain sight. Like today, as I stood in my laundry room and sewed up a hold in my dog’s crate pad before washing it. I had learned through experience that washing a dog bed with a… Read more »

A Liturgy for Walking the Dog

A little over a year ago, the musician, Andrew Peterson, recommended a book of prayers for specific times (also known as ‘liturgies’) during his “Behold the Lamb of God” Christmas concert series. At the time, I dismissed the book as too formal, too traditional, too structured for my walk with Jesus. But when Andrew Peterson… Read more »