Tag: waiting

Discerning Orthopathy (Right Feelings) and the Holy Spirit

by Heather Harney Emotions are finicky things that drive each of us either forward or careening backward into a corner. Feelings are not always accurate because the scar tissue we accumulate through life sometimes masks the truth of our pain, sadness, grief, and joy. We are told to test our emotions, to listen to them, ...

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Confession

Avoid. Withdrawal. Elude. These three actions have taken the AWE out of my life. The moment I walked across the stage on December 17, 2016, to grab my empty degree shell, a large part of me dove into the most remote cavern of my soul. Once there, my imagination remained curled in the fetal position. ...

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Adjust your view…

"Maybe when you were born on the top of the mountain you could pretend the mountain didn't matter, but those who climbed it and those born at its base who could never climb at all knew differently.” ― Brent Weeks, The Black Prism While rereading Black Prism, I continually find myself grateful for an author, ...

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This will cost…

Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. ~ James 1:2-3 Last night, I had the opportunity to hear from two remarkable women who are seeking to bring ...

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Dreams are a wish…

"I think that all things, in their way, reflect heavenly truth, the imagination not least." ~ C.S. Lewis Still tossing and turning, dreams crept in and transported me away from pain, insomnia, and sounds of Jay St. I found myself with others trying to get to Central Park in New York City. We got trapped ...