Living in a World of Blessings and Curses
What does it mean when God talks about blessings and curses? I think we may be looking at it in the wrong way and here’s why…
Learn by Paradox Reflections & Ponderings
Category: Living as a wanderer
Writings and reflections on life, struggles, joys, the little moments of life for encouragement and meditation on who God is and how we relate to Him in daily life.
Reflections & Ponderings
If Tables Could Talk
A few nights ago we sat at our neighbor’s table, might I add, no ordinary table. It was an eight-foot single of slab of maple that he’d hand planed, sanded, and cured with love for their family to enjoy meals and fellowship for years to come. The beauty of the craftsmanship was secondary to the waves of stories marked by the wood’s flowing grain etched throughout the various hues of brown, black, tan and red…
Living as a wanderer Seasonal Devotions
Insatiable Love
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! One of my favorite saints is Patrick. If you are not familiar with his story, here is a short video on his life. Patrick, only sixteen, lived in Roman-ruled England during the 4th century. He was taken by Irish raiders and made a slave for six years in Ireland before God made a way for his escape. Though not a person who considered himself committed to the faith, his father and…
Advent & Christmas-tide Reflections & Ponderings Seasonal Devotions
What Love is This? Nearing Advent’s End
“The Advent Miracle—was that this unknowable, un-nameable, utterly holy Lord chose out of his own free will and out of love to become known: to bear a name and meet us where we are.” Malcolm Guite, Waiting on the Word, pg. 71 We are nearing the end of our Advent journey. If you have been meditating over the words of Advent with me this season, I hope that God has been meeting you in very…
Living as a wanderer The Pilgrim Life
Lessons While Wandering in a Corn Maze
Corn mazes can be a tricky business, at least that is what I discovered on my first try. Hard as it was, it also was an opportunity for God to speak some deep truths to my heart. I hope they encourage you.
