I own part of a cow in Africa. I was thinking of her today and what a beautiful cow she is. I haven't seen her but she is beautiful because of God's story in her. Like so many of us - beautiful because of God's story in us. In June, we went to Kenya to … Continue reading Our African Cow
Author: Melissa
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Beautiful Things Out of Us
Heard this song today at a wedding of some friends. Such a gorgeous melody all by itself but add the beauty and the promise of the words and it truly is a worship song. I've been in a funk the last few days - partly detox from a summer whirlwind of travel and work but … Continue reading Beautiful Things Out of Us
Just Keep Swimming
It is unreal that it has been almost two months since I posted last. Where does time go? As April and May hit, my calendar and to-do lists churned out of control like one of the many tornadoes that spawned destruction across our country. I'm in the final prep for a summer of travel once … Continue reading Just Keep Swimming
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
For the first time in 11 years, I have a roommate again. Three months ago a good friend and co-worker moved in to my house. We had both been discussing for sometime about how we each had too much space for a single person. Her apartment was huge and my house is built for a … Continue reading Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
How to Trust
I have a thing with trust. I’ll just put it out there. It is naturally difficult for me to trust. Then add a few bad experiences over life where trust was violated, intuition failed and you have hyper-mistrust. I have been aware of it for a long time but am having to face it again. … Continue reading How to Trust
Frantic Search
"Unless the soul is fed and exercised daily, it becomes weak and shriveled. It remains discontented, confused, restless." - Billy Graham I have truly felt discontented and restless recently – floundering as I try to function without meaningful and quality time with God. Rollo May says that "the ironic habit of human beings is that we … Continue reading Frantic Search
What the World Needs Now
… is love, sweet love. It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of. Not just for some, but for everyone." I was reading about a church plant, Imago, the other day in the book, Blue Like Jazz. In the book, author Don Miller talks about their humble beginning and the difficulty they experienced … Continue reading What the World Needs Now
Depression Thaw
A poem I wrote after months of healing from depression. a cold breeze creeps in mixing with tears freezing limbs and veins weighed down threatening to snap shattered in pieces thawing comes warming limbs reach upward spring rounds the corner green found within nourished by melted tears new life, new branches
Jesus Hitchiker
Last Sunday*, I gave Jesus a ride. He was a middle-aged woman with a yellow backpack and a cane walking north on Highway 63. I almost missed him. After finishing the second service at church, I was running late for a meeting in Ashland, a little town 15 minutes away. Speeding up the highway, I … Continue reading Jesus Hitchiker
The Word on Church
Stephen Colbert makes me happy. There aren’t too many folks who can make recession humorous. Wouldn’t it be liberating to have a time in church services for "The Word" and it referred to a Colbert-type segment rather than Scripture? The preacher could be preaching but the projection screens show little comments along the way that … Continue reading The Word on Church
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