Hey, you. Yes, you. Breathe. Christmas will fly by, and with it, any expectations of it undoing this bizarre year. Put all your expectations into God's hands. Contained in them are your hopes, dreams, and relationships, as well as your fears, frustrations, and loneliness. All of that gets wrapped in your memories, both good and …
The Gift of Christmas
Contrary to its commercialization, Christmas is a celebration of vulnerability. It touches you in unexpected ways—driving down a street of brightly decorated homes, sitting quietly by a fire, seeing the joy in a child's face. Heartache, disappointment, and fear have taught you to guard your heart. But in these extraordinary moments, you expose it to …
Halfway Out of the Dark
Winter has officially begun in the Northern Hemisphere, but don’t let that freeze your heart. Every day of this season is going to bring you more light. Christmas means you're halfway out of the dark.
Good Gifts
You may not always see them, but the world is full of gaps. They're the voids created by rejection, pain, fear, and bitterness. For many, the gaps become larger at Christmas. But to heal them, Jesus didn’t come in overwhelming power. Forcing people to worship him would just have created more fractures. To seal the …
Tunnel Vision
I took this in the Lehigh Tunnel several years ago. I thought about photoshopping a light at the end for the stereotypical picture, but that's not always how it happens. Sometimes you can’t see the end, and the journey seems longer and darker with every step. And yet, your heart knows there's a light at …
Equip Your Spirit 