Making a home in hostile places

In early November I returned to Arizona for a couple of days. On my drive from Phoenix to Tucson I had some revelatory moments. I share them here. There are no safe places. True peace is never of the world. I'm learning that my life has been about escaping all the ties that bind myContinue reading "Making a home in hostile places"

Excerpt: Journal, August 9, 2019 (Desert of Solitude)

I breathe in and out knowing Your Breath and Spirit flow through me. Thank You, Abba for sharing Your breath with me. For counting me worthy to bear and represent Your likeness in the Earth. Thank You Abba for the mind, heart and spirit that pants after you daily; that aches when I get off track.

People are disappointing

Disappointment as a faith-builder Disappointments by family and friends can have life-altering and personality-changing impact. My most painful disappointments have helped refine my faith and how I view my abilities and capabilities. There is no level or area of human interaction that has not led to disappointment in my life. Still I would not tradeContinue reading "People are disappointing"

Video: Self-loathers don’t know what love is (Pt 2)

I'm repeatedly reminded that people who don't love themselves are incapable of giving, receiving or showing love. They are sometimes good at faking it, but fakers always expose themselves out of frustration.