“Moments like this provoke substantial angst in the hearts of those people in congregations like mine who have enjoyed the music of folks like Grant and Gill, who have counted them as ‘one of us,’ and now have to figure out what to make of this.” – Bart Barber, quoted in Tyler Huckabee’s article posted … More One of Us
For waters shall break forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert … – Isaiah 35: 6 In birth, when the water breaks, this thing is happening. It was a hypothetical, it was a possibility, it might be today – but once the water has broken and the protective barrier around the unborn baby … More Breaking Forth
They will not hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. – Isaiah 11: 9 But, waters don’t cover the sea. The salty water is the sea. So is the earth the knowledge of the Lord, in a … More Teacher Earth
They do show up, because they love people, but they love God in a way that makes a quiet sound in their heads, like a pretty bubbling stream flowing along, and they enjoy parties but they always hear the stream, and if they stay too long, they lose the sound and start mentally searching for … More Mystics At Parties
When the Holy Spirit takes you for a ride, she only grabs one hand. She does not take both of your hands, facing you, and pull you to your destination on faltering feet. She always leaves one of your hands free and you get to decide what to do with it. You can grab your … More When the Holy Spirit Takes You for a Ride
There is a river that is God running through my soul. It is where I live and move and have my being. The pulse and flow of my life are found within that river. The dancing light of my joy, the solemn depths of my sorrow, my cherished memories, like varied stones – all are … More The River
Whose voice is this coming to me in the night after a day splattered with words, shredded edges poured to overflowing, lying in wait to cause pain, trip up, derail? Emerging from sleep into my breathing, unmoving body, the memory of the shattering words piled around, waiting . . . who is this voice, speaking … More Self-Love
To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life. – Revelation 21: 6 Are you thirsty? I am. Yes, I mean that metaphorically. I feel like some of the low-level continual panic of the last two years is finally diminishing, and we are able to see … More Thirsty
Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. – Isaiah 43: 18-19 Eye exams are cool because they are such a … More A New Thing
God is trustworthy. When we place our trust in God alone (and when we fail to do so — which we will — commit again and again to trusting God), we will be like a flourishing tree. We will receive our nutrients in various ways – through roots never ceasing to stretch towards essential water, … More We Shall Be Like A Tree
Lindy Thompson 