May 17, 2016 | A Day In The Life, Verses
What do a one-eyed, tattooed, recovering addict/ex-con in the ‘hood that is Oakland, and a middle-aged decorator from an absurdly safe and ridiculously “Norman Rockwell-esque” suburban community in a place called Pleasanton (of all things!) have in...
May 11, 2016 | A Day In The Life, Scripture
in·su·late ˈinsəˌlāt/ verb protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound. When we think back to the house we’ve been building for our souls we remember the foundation: a relationship with Jesus. We recall...
May 4, 2016 | A Day In The Life, Verses
I know. It’s been a while. A long while. I feel like I’m coming back to an abandoned house project. The foundation was laid, the walls and roof were in place, but then construction flat out stopped. Any sign of life just disappeared. Weren’t you...
Aug 4, 2015 | A Day In The Life, aha moments, Verses
I’m just gonna say it. I HATE RUNNING. I want to like it, I really do. I want to be one of those people who makes it look effortless, like a gazelle gliding along the ground, barely grazing the landscape. But I have nightmares about running, where my legs seem...
Jul 28, 2015 | A Day In The Life
Today I heard from a mama who is mourning her baby girl who made her way to Jesus early this morning. The poem in the last post was written with her in mind. Heaven just got a little sweeter. Hours later, I got a note from another mama who is mourning her baby girl...
Jul 28, 2015 | A Day In The Life, Songs/Poems, Verses
I received terrible news from a very close friend today. My heart is breaking for the entire family. This is for you, precious Johnson Family…I love you with all my heart… I can’t see you, Jesus The tears are in the way My throat constricted by the...
