(Photograph taken from the Hubble space telescope.) The Great Romancer From Tongue of fire wild story spun; Abandoned joy and laughter pounding round. Birth of color splashing toward the Son, Spilling generous over new world found. Enter left slips quiet poison lie; Warm and glowing life flickers, chills. Wakens deep and dark desire […]
If you’ve been a Christian long enough you’ve heard about “fighting the good fight” and “the spiritual battle” and “the weapons of our warfare” – just a few cliche phrases that are popular among us Christian Wemmicks. The fact is, the Bible does use a lot of warfare imagery to describe the Christian life, probably […]
Sometimes we cry out to God in what seems to be a vacuum. We cry. Then silence. That almost always happens when we cry and walk away. It’s like a one sided conversation, but mainly because we didn’t stick around to hear a response. Sometimes we cry out to God and are blown away with […]
So I guess this has morphed into a sort of Pendulum Post. It’s actually the second half of Are You a Good Little Christian. So if you haven’t read that, you may want to click over THERE first – and then come back when you’ve caught up. The pendulum we’re swinging on in these two […]
In a recent reader survey, I asked the question, What is one thing you would change about Visionary Womanhood? One of the answers jumped out at me and got my mind and heart stirring. It brought up such a major issue in my personal life – so I want to talk about it a little […]
I’ve loved Elisabeth Elliot since high school. I haven’t read all of her books, but I’ve read several over the years, and they always put much needed fat on skinny bones. Right now I’m in the middle of The Path of Loneliness: Finding Your Way through the Wilderness to God. Here is the full quote […]
Living in Minnesota, I don’t see mountains a whole lot. I remember the first time I rode into Colorado on a bus with my high school choir as a teenager and saw the mountain line in the distance. Even from far away they appeared overwhelmingly powerful and mysterious. As we drew near, I actually felt […]
You’ve seen it. The arched back. The clenched fists. The scrunched up face. The flailing feet. The hideous shrieks of indignation. And all you wanted to do was put their shoes on so they could do what they wanted to do: go outside and play. They thought you wanted to torture them, because, you know, […]
Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess. One day, in a fit of frustration, she muttered under her breath, “It’s not fair! Why does So-and-So get away with such-and-such—yet Father never lets me get away with anything!” Her Father, overhearing her, scooped her up in His arms and said, “Beloved daughter, run with […]
Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again. –CS Lewis I’ve always wanted to attend the annual Desiring God conference in Minneapolis. Year after year I wistfully hear about how awesome it is. I watch my friends – and even family – attend while I stay home with babies and […]
