Give us hearts of flesh, O God, that we may serve you.
This…
A HEART OF FLESH—2026
Give us hearts of flesh, O God, that we may serve you. This month I’m sharing something I wrote in 2020—a time that caused us to dig deep into our…
APRIL SHOWERS, MAY FLOWERS, AND THE LONG VIEW
What a season of new life—and old lessons—has reminded me about patience, prayer, and hope. We often say, “April showers bring May flowers,” but living through the showers is a…
What a season of new life—and old lessons—has reminded me about patience, prayer,…
Stay With Me–Holy Week 2026
This month I’m sharing a post I wrote in 2023. I pray its message holds true for us today. As we turn the calendar to April, we enter into…
This month I'm sharing a post I wrote in 2023. I pray its…
ABIDE IN SUFFERING AND SORROW
“Teacher, do you not care if we perish?” Mark 4:38 We are well into Lent and I encourage us all to keep on keeping on with the commitments we made…
“Teacher, do you not care if we perish?” Mark 4:38
We are well…
INNER TRANSFORMATION—GOD’S GREAT WORK OF LOVE
This month I’m doing something a bit different. I’m sharing a reflection that I read a few years ago. It touched me deeply then and continues to do so each…
This month I'm doing something a bit different. I'm sharing a reflection that…
GOOD NEWS OF GREAT JOY!!!
A new year has come to us all. We each may receive it with a variety of emotions. Yet, many of us are drawn to the idea of a fresh…
A new year has come to us all. We each may receive it…
Keeping Still
We have entered into Advent 2025. This liturgical season often holds the tension of a longing for stillness to wait for and ponder Christ’s coming anew in our lives at…
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We have entered into Advent 2025. This liturgical…
Keeping Still
We have entered into Advent 2025. This liturgical season often holds the tension of a longing for stillness to wait for and ponder Christ’s coming anew in our lives at…
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We have entered into Advent 2025. This liturgical…
SEEKING A LIFE OF CONTEMPLATIVE DEPTH AND ACTIVE LOVE—TERESA OF ÁVILA
This month I’m sharing another of my reflections from my Spiritual Direction school days in 2020 on Teresa of Ávila, whose feast day we celebrated last month. We were to…
This month I’m sharing another of my reflections from my Spiritual Direction school…
LIVING AS A MYSTIC—HILDEGARD OF BINGEN
Here is another one of my assignments I wrote in 2020 for my Spiritual Classics course. Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179) was a Benedictine abbess, visionary, composer, and writer. She recorded…
Here is another one of my assignments I wrote in 2020 for my…
SET MY SPIRIT FREE
This month I’m going to continue sharing from reflections I wrote in 2020 for the Spiritual Classics course I took while studying to be certified as a spiritual director. We…
This month I’m going to continue sharing from reflections I wrote in 2020…
Summer Reading
I marvel at how God has designed the rhythm of the four seasons where we live in Arkansas— a state affectionately called “God’s country.” With each season, God invites…
I marvel at how God has designed the rhythm of the four seasons…