This weekend I will be taking a silent retreat. A friend has agreed to let me stay at her place while she is out of town. I'm excited & nervous. My cell phone will be off, I will have no internet access. I won't be turning on the television or watching movies. Instead, I … [Read more...] about Silence
Thinking
Modern slave trade
Did you know there are 27 million slave in our world today? 80% are female and 50% are children according to the U.S. Department of State's "2005 Trafficking in Persons Report." Slavery exists today in countries all over the planet, including the United States. According to the … [Read more...] about Modern slave trade
Escape
Do you ever look at how someone is spending their time and you wonder what they are thinking? You want to shake them and ask, "What are you trying to escape?" or "What are you trying to prove?" There are things in this world (alchohol, drugs, sex, work, TV, etc.) that people … [Read more...] about Escape
Immersion in the Word
When I am busy (which is pretty often), reading/studying/meditating on Scripture is always first to go. It's a bad habit I've gotten into. I want to be immersed in the Word, I want to have the desire to study it, but I often don't. Today I decided to start a reading plan through … [Read more...] about Immersion in the Word
Loss of a dream?
When I was 8, my parent's entered full-time Christian camping ministry. As a kid, camp was the best place to grow up - we had the biggest backyards since the whole campground was our playground. Around 10 years old, I remember deciding that when I grew up, I was going to work … [Read more...] about Loss of a dream?