August 2020 has been one long month. Can I get an “Amen!”? Colorado is so hot and dry. Wildfires are raging across the western states as many are praying for rain. Meanwhile, my friends in Hyderabad, India, are praying for the rain to stop due to severe flooding. Raise your hand if you learned a … More Just look at Jesus
[A guest post written by Rebekah Ormord] I have learned over the past 10 years that many of the things I was taught as a child regarding God, Christ, Scripture, and the Christian walk were just plain wrong. And that is a hard thing to accept. I worried that the process of going down a … More Freedom To Love More
For those who may not know, I’m beginning a new journey with an awesome ministry called KidZ at Heart International. It’s a spiritual formation ministry aimed at kids and those who influence them. The timing of my on-boarding with KidZ is absolutely perfect. You see, the staff and board have established a regular rhythm of … More A Retreat With God
(Originally posted March 29, 2017 at http://www.restoresoulcare.com) Anne Lamott once quipped, “I like the desert for short periods of time, from inside a car, with the windows rolled up, and the doors locked. I prefer beach resorts with room service.” I get where Anne’s coming from. The desert heat is unbearable during the summer months, … More Life in the Desert
For those of you who have been keeping track of our transition to Arizona, you know it’s been a bumpy ride. There have been a series of setbacks and surprises making our move all the more adventurous, to say the least. I honestly haven’t had the heart to blog for the last few months. … More Our Uber Experience
I wrote this post over two years ago and I keep coming back to it as a major theme in my life. It’s like my soul’s melody. I’m trying to attune my spirit to the presence of God as often as I remember. It sums up the work that’s done in Spiritual Direction, which is … More Listen Softer…Again
What does the other side of the Jordan River look like? What does it represent? For the Israelites who wandered around the wilderness for 40 years, you might think the other side of the Jordan looked like “freedom” or “deliverance.” Wait a minute: Didn’t they experience their rescue from slavery when God miraculously parted the … More On the Other Side
There are a few moments in life one can never forget. I’ll never forget the day my wife was rushed into the surgery room for an emergency C-section. My first son was born that day. I’ll never forget when my wife had to go through labor to deliver our baby daughter, Jordan. We went in … More Love Like Jesus
A strange and disorienting experience is not something to be feared or avoided, but something to be welcomed and embraced. God stretches and shapes me most when I am out of my comfort zone, unable to exist in cruise-control, uncertain of the outcome, unwilling to go back to the way things were. Even though I … More Surprise!
“To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens!” (Psalm 123:1 NRSV) When I am frustrated, confused, tired and feeling hopeless, I don’t lift up my eyes to the LORD. I don’t trust in God like I say I do. My actions and my attitude often reveal my lack of faith. … More Refuge
Connecting kids' faith with God's mission
The art of listening and responding to God and each other
Seeking beauty in the middle of life’s chaos and mess.
recognizing joy in the mundane
Practical Daily Devotions for the Real World
The art of listening and responding to God and each other
Life from the inside out.
a pilgrim on his way home to the Kingdom of the Heaven
