faith

As in Heaven, So in Me

Two prayers from the same words. O Father high, yet ever near,Whose perfect love dissolves our fear—I lift my soul, a trembling flame,To hallow deep Your holy name. Your kingdom come—begin in me,Not merely hoped, but lived, and free.Let earth reflect Your perfect will,As stars obey Your whisper still. This day, O Lord, our needful…
Unwavering

(Inspired by James 1:6 — “But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering…”) I have watched the sea at nightwhen it cannot remember itself.No moon to steady it.No shoreline to answer its questions.Only motion—endless, restless, uncommitted. The wind does not ask permission.It takes hold.Drags the water first one way, then another,until direction dissolvesand even the…
Enough for Today

There are mornings I open my Bible hoping to be surprised. I’m looking for that moment when a sentence just lifts itself off the page and speaks my name. I love when God does that. Those moments feel like the fire catching all at once, suddenly the room is warm and bright. I’ve also learned…
Formed In Faith

There’s something both sobering and tender about Martin Luther’s early life, especially when you look at it through the lens of sincerity. Not rebellion. Not indifference. Just a soul that wanted freedom from sin so badly it was willing to suffer for it. Before everything shifted for him, Luther genuinely believed that holiness had to…
What I Carry Into the Night

Lamentations 2:19 “Arise, cry out in the night… in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children…” There are nights when I’m not reflecting so much as surviving my own thoughts. The house…
Lanterns in the Fog

Before your feet even hit the floor, you’re already choosing. Snooze or get up. Quiet or scroll. Coffee or water. Kind words or clipped ones. None of it feels “spiritual,” and that’s exactly why it matters. Life doesn’t usually test us with one dramatic crossroads and a spotlight from heaven. It shapes us through ordinary…
When the Ledger Never Closes

Forgiveness seems to always begin with a sense of unfairness. We learn this feeling early, long before we have the words to explain it. A child knows, with absolute certainty, when something should be excused. I didn’t mean it. They pushed me first. I was tired. In their mind, intention ought to outweigh impact. If…
Learning the Posture of the Soul

Philippians 4:12–13 “I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” As parents, many of us work…
What We Were Made For

There is a lovewe recognizebefore we can name it.A kind of ancient knowing,quieter than desire,pulling at usthough we can’t explain why. We chase its shadows.We settle for echoes.We call anything loveto soothe what aches for a moment. But deep down,something is missing.We feel it in the hollowpleasure can’t reach,in the restlessnessthat never quite sleeps. This…
Between Intention and Reaction

There was a time when I didn’t even notice how fast I reacted. Words came out before I had fully thought them through. Emotions took the lead, and reflection showed up late, usually after the damage had already been done. It wasn’t dramatic. It was subtle. A tone here. A sharp response there. A knot…