Prayer

Dear God, It is a new day. One You have made. I am so grateful for this life You are giving me! Let me see today’s possibilities. Fill me with faith and joy. I pray for focus when You want…

We walked out of the train station and saw the center of the city. On the other side of the city center was our hotel. Between the train station and hotel were two military vehicles. A reminder of the terrorism…

I remember when Benjamin was born. It was May 25th, 2001, in Sioux Falls. I was overwhelmed at the prospect of parenting. Like changing diapers and feeding him. Little did I know that was the easy stuff. He is far…

Today is my first day of renewal leave. I’ve been focusing on joy, prayer, and gratitude. Yesterday, in my sermon, I mentioned my goal for this sabbatical: I only really have one goal with this work in front of me:…

I’m working on finishing Prayers from The Water’s Edge in the next couple weeks. I spent more time rereading, rethinking, and reworking this short prayer than any other. This prayer is one that speaks to me because I feel I’m too discontent…