Join me For the 2017 “Journey Within” writing retreat at Shrine Mont [Text from flyer below, since it’s hard to read online]: Connect with God through writing… For those who enjoy writing—whether fiction or nonfiction, journaling or note writing—putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) can be a powerful tool for strengthening your connection […]
Faith (Connect with God)
Seek A Holy Lent: The 5 Marks Of Love
A different kind of Lenten discipline Lent is a unique and sacred season of the Christian year. I’ve written in past years (see “Lent’s Mysterious Call of Spirit“) about how moved I am by the mysteries of our faith and this time of year when we are called to reflect deeply on them. Lent is […]
Did You Hear God’s Voice?
How many signs from God do we miss because they weren’t what we expected? My guest Annette Petrick shares a powerful story. She and I hope it will help you hear God’s voice and feel God’s touch much more often. Use the audio player below to listen to this 90-second show…here’s what Annette said about this […]
Stepping Stones To God: My Spiritual Writing Retreat
I was flattered to be asked to lead a weekend writing retreat last month at Shrine Mont, a very special Episcopal Church conference center at Orkney Springs, Virginia, in the mountains between Virginia and West Virginia. The invitation came several months before the actual retreat, so I said yes enthusiastically, welcoming the opportunity to spread […]
Don’t Build On A Sinkhole
Any contractor will tell you a sinkhole makes a poor foundation. It’s as true for life as it is for buildings. Sometimes you read something that just smacks you in the head with its simple wisdom. Such was a sentence from a devotion by Lane Morris Buckman in Forward Day by Day on July 16, 2016. The […]
We’re ALL Healers
I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will make them lie down, says the LORD GOD. I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak. Ezekiel 34: 15-16a I am the wife of a physician. […]
Book Reviews: Celtic Daily Prayer and Hebridean Altars
Devotionals have long been an important part of my daily spiritual practice. I find that a short, thought-provoking devotion can help me settle down and get more focused on God. I liken it to priming the pump for drawing on the living waters of Christ. Here are two wonderful ones. Celtic Daily Prayer: Prayers and […]
Grace Unleashed
Some of the strangest insights come to me at funerals. I know that sounds odd, but when I’m thinking of someone who has just died, I guess it’s understandable if I begin to consider how fleeting life is, the promises of Scripture, or the meaning of salvation. At this particular funeral, I was thinking about grace. The […]