“Sometimes we hold a romantic connection to the past. It serves (and feels) like a rubber band that pulls us back to something that no longer exists.” – Bruce S. In my case, my recent return to Kenya to speak at a women’s retreat was a two-week, technicolor revelation...

Somewhere in the Judean Desert, 2017. iPhone photo by me 😊 One of the most universal things about suffering is that when your time comes to experience it, you feel like you’re going through it alone. Nobody understands. It’s isolating. Sometimes it’s just a feeling...

“The LORD brings death and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and raises up. The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and he exalts. He raises the poor from the dust And lifts the needy from the ash heap.” 2 Samuel 2:6-8   Besides the Bible, my...