Have you ever sat in room with a group of committed Christians and listened to them pray earnestly and passionately for something you had real doubts God wanted? Several people in my life have had this experience recently. It’s strange in a way that...
The Waiting Game
I hate waiting. My skin crawled with impatience in the coffee line this morning, even though there was nowhere I needed to be. Sometimes this feeling is what keeps me from praying. It’s not God’s wise “no” to my prayers that I dread most. It’s that...
God’s Laughter and Other Surprises
One of the most revolutionary discoveries of my life has been that God still speaks today. My life is different in so many ways, both big and small, because of very personal words that I believe God spoke to me. I don’t think I’m in any way special...
When the Lights Go Out
At least three times in my life, I’ve experienced seasons of particularly intense darkness. Two of these seasons were triggered by wrenching changes in circumstance. One fell seemingly without any external cause at all. I look back on these dark...
