How would you like to be an editor?

Some of you may know that I've dreamed of writing a novel since the time I first starting reading them as a little girl. Matter of fact, "write a New York Time's bestseller" has been on my bucket list for quite some time, though we will see if that dream is ever realized. Yet, for perhaps the...

Standing accused

The roads are hot and dusty, Galilean sand swirling in through the city gates with the many weary travelers arriving in Jerusalem to observe the Passover. A mob has collected around Pilate's judgement seat - the rabble of the town attracted to watch the farce of a trial. Jesus of Nazareth stands accused today. "Do you hear that long list of...

That “other” Lauren. Where is she now?

Ecclesiastes makes it very clear that there are seasons for everything under the sun: life and death, grief and dancing, tearing and mending, building and breaking. The wise writer also made it apparent that life would be full of all these seasons, so learn to revel in them all while living here on earth. The...

He’s been bloodied before {join me on this journey}

Sharp cramps nearly halted me in my tracks yesterday while out on a lovely jog.  Even now, as I sit on a kitchen bar stool enjoying the wafting fragrance of the Maple Pancakes candle nearby, a dull ache reminds me that all is not as it should be, not as God originally created. Fears want...

In the chaos

Dear Father God, As I read Hebrews 11, I read of the great men and women who have gone on before. They based their existences on promises not yet fulfilled, on faith not yet proven, and on Your character as a God who exists and cares enough to answer those who seek Him. Today . ....

Heavenly. Mystery. Meal.

A friend recently updated her Facebook status to read: "God is blessing our faces off." While that shouldn't be taken literally, I understand and corroborate the motivation that inspires such a status. God is blessing us . . . Taste the words. Let their flavors mingle in your mouth and delight your tongue. Swallow. Let...

Resilient

After a great storm, there follows a great calm. While the landscape may have become forlorn and desolate under the great winds and pounding rains, new life is fermenting in the ground. It's making merry, waiting for just the right time to taste birth. Seeds of hope have been putting down roots for months. The...