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A Modern Psalm (Audio Version)

A Modern Psalm

A Modern Psalm Oh God, my God, the world around me revolves in chaos. Fear wraps around me, stealing my hope and contentment. Worries about the future steal my trust in You. Arguments abound, war decimates people and countries, Hatred reigns supreme, shoving love Into the deepest, darkest recesses of my heart. But I findContinue reading “A Modern Psalm”

The Hard Pages

How do you deal with the hard pages?

God’s Throne of Grace

Are you confidently approaching God’s throne of grace?

As the Deer Pants for Water (Audio Version)

As The Deer Pants for Water

In summer the hot sun scorches the earth. The brittle grass browns and breaks. Moisture-starved leaves yellow and flutter to the ground. The baked earth, cracked in every direction, cries for rain. Insects buzz in erratic dances—nothing else moves. The stifling heat rises in waves. Safe in her thicket, the deer stirs. Hot and parched,Continue reading “As The Deer Pants for Water”

Amazing, Ordinary Life

“Life is amazing. And then it’s awful. And then it’s amazing again. And in between the amazing and the awful, it’s ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary. That’s just living heartbreaking, soul-healing, amazing, awful, ordinary life. And it’s breathtakingly beautiful”Continue reading “Amazing, Ordinary Life”

The Bread of Life

May your spiritual hunger and thirst be satisfied.

Buoy Me Up (Audio Version)

Buoy Me Up

The ocean is relatively flat in this sheltered harbor. Gentle swells buoy my husband and me up and down as we tread water 50 yards from the shore. We’re more accustomed to clear, flat, chlorinated swimming pools. Swimming in the ocean is a rare treat. Quickly we notice the buoyancy of the salt water isContinue reading “Buoy Me Up”