Faith and Doubt
The Opaque Veil in Our Hearts
“There is something more serious than coldness of heart, something that may be back of that coldness and be the cause of its existence. What is it? What but the presence of a veil in our hearts? A veil not taken away as the first veil was, but which remains there still shutting out the…
Read MoreHope in the Garden
My husband built me a new raised bed last week. I worked the manure, compost, top soil, and peat together until my arms ached. The peat was dust-dry, while the manure rolled out of its bag into one massive lump like clay. One lump at a time, I kneaded the dry into the wet into…
Read MoreKeep It Simple Stupid
I’ve read a number of bloggers who have chosen themes or goals for the year. These are usually personal improvement or character-building things like “grow closer to God” and “get more organized.” It became clear this winter, in the pit of depression, that I needed to take on a life-change project too: to fashion a…
Read MoreThe Wrong God
(This is the third part in a series. Click the links to read the rest of the series: One – Going Back to the Beginning, Two – Stuck Between Two Horses, Four – Stepping Stones and a Crossroads, Five – Of Simmering, Resting, and Labels, Six – He Is Not a Tame Lion, and Seven…
Read MoreMemorizing Philippians – Week Eight
How are you at finishing big projects? My track record isn’t great. I’m the kind of person who gets an idea, dives in with every ounce of energy at my disposal, and works super-hard… for awhile. Then my energy wanes, I hit a road-block, and I lose all that momentum. And then, often, the project…
Read MoreStuck Between Two Horses
(This is the second part in a series. Click the links to read the rest of the series: One – Going Back to the Beginning, Three – The Wrong God, Four – Stepping Stones and a Crossroads, Five – Of Simmering, Resting, and Labels, Six – He Is Not a Tame Lion, and Seven –…
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