Washed Clean
What is the spiritual equivalent of pollen? One of many answers is guilt, especially guilt of the past …
Category: Reflections
Who’s in your throne room?
Once upon a time, there was a kingdom. In the kingdom was a castle. Inside the castle was one large room. Inside the room was a throne. Sitting on the
Filled with Expectation
The “people were filled with expectation”. Are you? …
My Resolutions to End Division
When divisions arise in your heart, mind, or in the world around you, follow the advice Saint Paul gave to the Colossians. …
Finding God in the Fog of a New Year
With the unseasonably warm weather this late December, there is a lot of morning fog rising off of Lake Norman and offers a great metaphor to enter the New Year. …
The trees point to the cross
Celebrating the birth is wonderful, but the cross reminds us that whatever we face “God is with us” to lead us through life’s challenges. …
I think it’s so groovy now…
“I think it’s so groovy now that people are finally getting together. I think it’s wonderful and how that people are finally getting together.” Is it time for you to “reach out of the darkness”? …
Remodeling Your Interior Castle
Is it time for you to look at remodeling your own ‘interior castle’? …
Peering into the fog
I wanted blue skies and sunshine to conclude the retreat, but instead was only able to see the trees up close and fog beyond. Maybe that’s how God wants it – for me to direct my focus on that which is right before me and trust that God is silently ‘making something new’ in the fog beyond. …
What’s my mission?
With all the changes brought about by the pandemic, maybe it’s time to revisit the question: What is my mission in life? …