I’ve watched on Facebook and read emails from my friends living in Asia over the past five or six weeks and their stories of changing schedules, ministries, schooling, etc., have felt far away. But this week, as school after school and church after church announced moves to online gathering and as the toilet paper disappeared […]

It’s been a heavy week. Friends and family all around me are experiencing loss. Every time I get online I’m reminded of the brokenness of the world. Fear is pervading everyday life. And yet–yet–no matter what we are facing, God is still holding the world together. I keep remembering that. Around the Web Recover Wonder: […]

It’s TIME, guys. I don’t know how long you’ve been hanging around here, but for those of us who’ve been here a while, we’ve been waiting for the conclusion of The Green Ember series with a mix of hope, delight, and that sweet sadness that comes when you know something you love is going to […]

I have a photo of my great grandmother on my bookshelf. She looks over the living room with my great grandfather by her side and I wonder what she was really like. I’ve heard many stories, and I know she was strong-minded and strong-willed. I know she was a circuit school teacher on the prairies […]

I’ve got a purring cat curled up on my lap. She’s claimed me. I named her for one of my favorite literary heroines, Harriet Vane from Dorothy L. Sayers’ mystery novels. I think the original Harriet would like her namesake, for though she’s cuddly at the moment, she also is entirely her own beast, and […]