In the cold early months of 2018, as I first read The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (Edited by Humphrey Carpenter, Mariner Books, 2000), an odd realization formed in my spirit. It was this: that the yet-unpublished pages of what would later become The Lord of The Rings books were actual…
2 CommentsFrom spiritual boredom to spiritual hunger, through times of intimacy and times of silence, my Christian life has changed quite a bit in the past 20 or so years. And recently, I was in a real spiritual battle for its very foundation. “If this is all there is to the…
Leave a CommentMy Experience with Laura Story’s Book When God Doesn’t Fix It Laura Story’s When God Doesn’t Fix It: Lessons You Never Wanted to Learn, Truths You Can’t Live Without is dedicated to exposing some myths people may believe about suffering, and it is a treasure. Laura is the songwriter who…
Leave a CommentSpoiler Alert! Contains Captain Marvel and Aquaman Spoilers. I’m not the typical superhero movie fan. I’m married to the fan. And so, as we settled into our seats in the theater to see Captain Marvel, I said, “Okay, give me the Cliff Notes version of what I need to know to…
Leave a CommentCogent, sane, and well-rounded, Francis MacNutt’s book Healing (Ave Maria Press, 1974) gives excellent insight on the topics of healing and prayer for healing. Clearly, MacNutt has been in the trenches. He writes with wisdom, humility, and transparency. This is truly one of those Where has this book been?! books.…
Leave a CommentReading John Wilkinson’s The Bible and Healing: A Medical and Theological Commentary (The Handsel Press Limited, Great Britain, 1998) was like having a conversation I have been waiting to have for a long time. I am very grateful to have found the book. And although the author is no longer…
Leave a CommentI recently had a new headshot made. No, I didn’t forget to brush my teeth that morning. That stuff that looks like garden dirt is part of my face. I laughed out loud when I first saw this image, because these words from God to Adam immediately sprang to mind:…
2 CommentsI’ve only recently met Agnes Sanford. At first, I disagreed with her so vehemently on a certain point that I nearly gave up on the relationship before it had begun. But I sensed that she had much more to say that I needed to hear, and that I could learn…
1 CommentWords do contain power. They retain the power of the spirit that whispered them—whatever spirit that was. And when they are read, or spoken, or lived out, the power of that spirit is unleashed in the world. – AmyLu Riley
Leave a CommentI was peeling a cucumber yesterday and thought of the whining Israelites and their cucumber craving. This cucumber was part of our weekly CSA farm share pickup, but I won’t be eating it. I have a large number of food sensitivities, so cucumbers are just one of dozens of foods…
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