And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus. There … Continue reading vast, unmeasured, boundless, free
“All we want you to do is talk about yourself for two minutes,” says this smiling stranger with her Japanese accent. “We’ll turn on the video camera. You sit right here and tell us everything you can think of about yourself.” Wow, this will be easier than I thought. No tough questions. No script … Continue reading Making Do with Dandelions
A year can hold a lot of healing. Even a year like 2020. In one span of changing seasons broken walls can be repaired, ancient ruins rebuilt, foundations restored. Open, oozing wounds can resolve into scars. Lies can be uprooted by truth. Hard, but freeing, truth. Even so, the wind can shift unexpectedly, bringing with it whispers of those almost … Continue reading A Stormy Start to Lent
“Ok, I’ve got my purse, my sandwich and water bottle, my phone, my key, my Rav-Kav (bus pass). I think I’m all set.” I take a deep breath and head for the door of my tiny Jerusalem apartment. Bright sun, blue sky— it’s a beautiful November day. My husband left in the dark early this … Continue reading Alone in Jerusalem
The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.Galatians 5:6b (NIV) Faith expressing itself through love. Faith — something we think of as so interior and personal and hidden in our hearts — works in a very practical way and wriggles itself into the outside world through love. To serve one another, to bear with … Continue reading The Only Thing That Counts at Christmas and Always
My Peace in the Puzzle 