“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” — Albert Schweitzer

If you realized that you had lost Jesus:

How would you go about searching for Him? 

How long would it take you to find Him?

The ashes that are used to mark the beginning of Lent feel quite discordant in contemporary culture. How can they help us to a more meaningful journey toward Easter?

Trusting God is not an escape from trusting people, instead, it becomes a safe platform from which to do so.

In the face of all the turmoil in our world, it's tempting to escape into something that gives our mind a break from the anxiety. Some escape strategies just numb us but the psalmist recommends one that brings hope.

There are times when God’s loving gaze is so tangible-so palpable that doubt seems impossible.  And yet there are times when God’s tangible presence is so scarce that to believe seems completely inconceivable.

Maybe the blessedness we're looking for actually rests not in God changing our external circumstances but in changing us.

Plucked from the Billboard charts of Ancient Israel we look at Psalm 57.  This song of David teaches us more about ourselves than it does about God, but what we learn is incredible, and may even earn it a place on your mixtape.

Rip Van Winkle, of fairy tale fame, seemed to have a great strategy: settle down for a LONG winter's nap and don't wake up until the fuss is all over. But what if there is something important for us that we can only find in the waiting?