Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you, even at my mother’s breast. From birth I was cast on you; from my mother’s womb you have been my God. Psalm 22:7-9 *** God Is A Midwife We’re waiting. Murmuring, shifting, whispering–anxious for this babe to be born. We feel the swelling grip…
Come, Lord Jesus: The Weight of Waiting is now available! For the last few weeks I have invited the members of my “street team” to share their stories and reflections on the book, the topic of waiting, and Advent. (This post contains affiliate links.) *** The world is heavy these days. Every day we have an onslaught of news…
Yesterday morning I rolled out of bed before 5AM to finish preparing for a teaching I had been invited to do here at a local church. As I sat there with the sleep still blurring my eyes, I prayed for God to just bring the words. Just do it, God. Please. (My prayers of desperation…
Come, Lord Jesus: The Weight of Waiting is now available! For the last few weeks I have invited the members of my “street team” to share their stories and reflections on the book, the topic of waiting, and Advent. (This post contains affiliate links.) *** I wasn’t prepared for the sunrise but I believe it was prepared for me.…
It’s been a full month of guest posts here in this space, and as we wind our way to Advent (Sunday!!) The guest post series is wrapping up and I hope to be back to writing a bit more here, as time allows. Though my voice has been noticeably absent here, I have been making the…
Come, Lord Jesus: The Weight of Waiting is now available! For the next few weeks I have invited the members of my “street team” to share their stories and reflections on the book, the topic of waiting, and Advent. (This post contains affiliate links.) *** Advent, that short parenthesis of time before Christmas, can be wasted or weighted,…
Come, Lord Jesus: The Weight of Waiting is now available! For the next few weeks I have invited the members of my “street team” to share their stories and reflections on the book, the topic of waiting, and Advent. (This post contains affiliate links.) *** I locked the office door, the printer still making that soft whir noise…
Come, Lord Jesus: The Weight of Waiting is now available! For the next few weeks I have invited the members of my “street team” to share their stories and reflections on the book, the topic of waiting, and Advent. (This post contains affiliate links.) *** “Pick me, pick me, Lord!” I’ve been raising my hand like a child,…
Come, Lord Jesus: The Weight of Waiting is now available! For the next few weeks I have invited the members of my “street team” to share their stories and reflections on the book, the topic of waiting, and Advent. (This post contains affiliate links.) *** “The time God gives us in the waiting is a gift, whether or…
Waiting is never easy, yet so much of our lives are spent in waiting seasons. Back in September when I first read “December 7: Kairos, Not Chronos” in Kris Cameally’s new Advent book Come, Lord Jesus, I was in a season of waiting for a month-long creative block to end. And that “waiting” took place…