good hope

In a wilderness setting, a girl wearing white t-shirt and jeans stands on a chalky rock taller than she is, beside an even taller desert evergreen

Code blue! God’s cry to the breathless

Post published:July 16, 2024
Post category:Spirit-to-spirit with God
Post last modified:July 19, 2024

Any time, ever, that you find yourself lying broken and spent, the Lord has a message for you. It’s his cry to wake you, and his promise to revive and restore.

Older woman with head scarf looking ahead, smiling

Look ahead with hope! Find more life than ever

Post published:February 26, 2021
Post category:Times and Seasons
Post last modified:June 13, 2025

You may come more than once to the place where it looks as though everything has come to an end. But God means there shall be more life than ever. – T.A. Sparks

Code blue! God’s call to the breath-filled

Post published:August 2, 2019
Post category:Spirit-to-spirit with God
Post last modified:July 16, 2024

If God wakes you up to lifelessness and powerlessness in people who identify themselves as his, time is of the essence. But what in the world do you do?

Closeup of a studio photo taken of my dad in 2011. His eyes behind his glasses look tired; his face, as ever, enigmatic.

Homecoming

Post published:February 2, 2014
Post category:Trauma and Grief
Post last modified:March 13, 2024

When my father came home after his second bypass surgery, we did not expect what happened next.