“Hey, want to go to Haiti with me in February?” read my favorite text of Fall 2016. The subtle hints I’d been dropping to my friend Katie had finally paid off (I want to go! Pleasepleasepleaseplease. Take me next!!) Katie is one of THOSE people. The kind you meet for the first time and within… Continue reading Finding Hope in Haiti
There is nothing that lights my fire more than watching someone live what I call a good story. There are as many ways to describe what ‘good’ means as there are trees in the forest. A good story makes my heart beat fast and I know when I see it. It pours out a certain… Continue reading When Falling Means Rescue
I just finished A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken. It’s a memoir so extraordinary I can’t help but add it to The Story Place collection. He describes in beautiful prose the three main stories of his life. This is a story of love between a husband and wife that is as deep and true as any… Continue reading A Severe Mercy
I am a broken mess. I am beloved. Those two truths change my story. I am prideful and vain. I am selfish. There are times I wake up and discover I am running after all sorts of idols. I speak when I should be quiet. I am silent when I should speak. I erect a personal judgement seat… Continue reading A Broken Loving Mess
Extra. I live in the land of extra. I learn from desert wanderers that manna hoarded rots. God’s economy teaches that when we have extra, it eventually spoils. So whether sitting in tubs in the garage or in bank accounts or in refrigerators or in time spent in front of screens, too much of a… Continue reading Extra
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