In the Motherland on Independence Day!
I have been thinking about some really sweet memories this week. As we moved towards remembering the birth of our nation and her...
The gift of needy.
What if avoiding being needy is a mistake. But I don't want to be needy. Me either. What if being needy was built into our design. Cruel...
Storied Living.
The capacity of my words can't adequately describe the fullness that happens in my heart when I see this picture. Lea is the love of my...
Jesus wept.
"And Jesus, tired as He was from the journey, sat down by the well....". Simple, skipable detail in the bible book of John chapter 4, but...
Holy surprise.
Imagine the roller coaster that Jesus' disciples have been on. Betrayed by "one of them", trial, beating, scattering, afraid, watching at...
This man.
25 years. Quarter century. Blown away by the impact of this man in my life. Lea and I looked so forward to being married. We waited for...
One Matters.
All at once my friend who is dying of cancer, a leader of a country, the wife of my childhood pastor whose husband died today, a homeless...
Yeast and Feast.
All inclusive! For our ten year anniversary, Lea and I went away to celebrate. We went to the beach. We went on one of those "all...
A year of words.
A year of words. This is the 52nd post of Buy the Field. On May 13, 2016, I had this idea. The college students at the church that Lea and...
Stay Awake: Big Story vs. Little Story.
I'm a sucker sometimes. I settle for so much less than what my great God has already provided for me. I settle for a little story when...