Reorient Your Heart
to the Uninterruptible
Love of Jesus

FOR WHEN WORDS FEEL INADEQUATE As dots of ink snaked their way across the page, it seemed impossible they could ever fill the insatiable hole left by grief after a series of intense losses in my little faith community. Tasked with writing words of hope, I found none fit for the job, and I was

So you want to impact the world for Jesus—but your life feels more like a train wreck than a billboard for God's love. I used to feel this way, too, until one young girl changed everything. Her name was Leilani, Hawaiian for a heavenly garland of flowers. I felt an immediate connection with her bright

Wait. This one word has the power to steal my breath and leave me eager to exhale when faced with an uncertain future—especially when the power to steer the situation lies outside my control. Naomi’s last word of instruction to Ruth was wait. Boaz promised to handle the redemption of Ruth and the redemption of

More aligned now than ever to what we believe is true, it doesn't take much to be set off by issues near and dear to our hearts. After years of inhabiting pandemic-pressured lives, lines have been drawn that dare not be crossed. These boundaries, firmer than ever, leave us quite intolerant, insensitive, and reactive—a perfect

Living out of the false self creates a compulsive desire to present a perfect image to the public so that everyone will admire us and nobody will know us. Brennan Manning Sunlight glinted off the wave as it swept across my feet, melting the week’s tensions as its ripples receded into the gulf. Toes in the

Are you curious, or are you certain, and which would you rather be? In a culture that craves dogmatism, curious questioners quickly wear out their welcome. To bravely peek beneath the veneer of certitude, especially our own, takes courage, practice, and a sprinkle of child-like wonder. American spiritual teacher, author, and philosopher Vernon Howard said,