It’s time to party again! Welcome to the “Wellspring” Ninth Anniversary & Birthday Edition. Join me in blowing some kazoos and losing balloons that float up to the cathedral ceiling! Though out of reach, balloons know how to hang around until they run out of hot air. Near or far, you’re welcome to hang a while […]
Sitting in Mud Puddles and Propping Up Babies
Dreams full of spiritual meaning are not easily forgotten. Sometimes they are meant to be shared. Such is the case with sitting in mud puddles and propping up babies. Welcome back to another letter, dear Christian. Sitting in Mud Puddles It was now years ago, but I have never forgotten the dream I had of […]
Is There a Crack in Your Salvation Foundation?
Is there a crack in your salvation foundation? There are foundational beliefs 1 as a follower of Christ that are to be held inalienable (absolute, immutable, indisputable). If they are not, you are positioned on a false footing that will ultimately crumble. Why? Because Jesus loves you too much to leave error intact while beneath you are […]
Don’t Say Me ‘Dat
Sometimes all you can do is a double-take when they respond with don’t say me ‘dat! So, welcome to more of Dear Christian. Straight out of our children’s lexicon of ‘the art and practice of becoming an independent toddler’, it came out as plain as day. There was no mistaking what they had just said; […]
Get a Grip on Grace
There’s a lot of talk these days about privilege. Dear Christian, it’s time to more fully get a grip on grace – the believer’s highest privilege God bestows. I’m especially fond of the Living Bible translation of Romans 5:2. Authored by Paul, no one knew better what it was to get a grip on grace! […]
Loved Like You Were the Only One
Can you remember a time when you felt loved like you were the only one? Welcome, dear reader, to a collection of letters entitled Dear Christian. ~ In the moments we spend together as each writing is released, it is my fervent hope that Christ’s love for you will infuse you through and through ~ […]
More of What Matters Knows Love is Not Blind
Seated at my desk, I watch these very words appear on my computer screen. I love to write. But the words don’t magically appear by osmosis. Part of my more of what matters knows love is not blind. If it were, you wouldn’t be reading this. Those who cater to the old adage “love is […]
Vineyard Days – “Come with Me from…”, Part Five
It has been a year since “Come with Me From…, Part Four” was written and shared. I paused then with Note: I beg your grace. This portion will be done when it’s done. I do not mean ‘complete’ by any means, but only as that which is prompted finds its way onto the page. To your […]
More of What Matters When Caught in Friendly Fire
More of What Matters when caught in friendly fire army crawled to the front of my thinking this past year. These months have been a compilation of circumstances and relational experiences, many of which have highlighted what I’ve been writing about for two years now, whether in a spiritual boxing ring or here, in deep […]
More of What Matters Begins in the Heart
“All that is worth cherishing begins in the heart, not the head.” On September 25, I celebrated 42 years of marriage with my husband. On October 25, one month later, I gathered with family to bury my father. Both of the first most important men in my life served as reminders those 30 days that more […]