We fight who we hate. We hate who we fear. We fear who we don’t understand. We don’t understand who we don’t know. We don’t know who we turn away from. And, often times we turn away from anyone or anything that is different than us. Those who look different, speak a different language, practiceContinue reading “Make peace”
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Crooked Sticks
A couple months ago, in the dead of winter while we were just hunkering down waiting for the sun and warmth of Spring to come back, the snow started to fall. It was thick, wet, and heavy as it started to pile up on the streets bringing our normal, every day to a screeching halt.Continue reading “Crooked Sticks”
The Art of Welcome
My daughter once told me in regards to the church, “That which you love, you hold to account”. Therefore, it is in great and deep love for the church, that is, the people, the followers, the disciples, the broken and redeemed whose faith and trust is in Jesus that I write this today. Myself included,Continue reading “The Art of Welcome”
Welcome Wall
between two worlds I standfrozen, suspendeda refugee from my homelandthe childhood dreams have endedis there no place for me?no country, no homewhere I can just be?will we ever be free?guns and tyranny pushed us outwar violencei asked what it was aboutthey just forced our silenceunder a full moon we ranfear carried us awaywe didn’t haveContinue reading “Welcome Wall”
Masterpieces of imperfection
Beauty and value are in the eye of the beholder. This is obviously subjective, but when the beholder is also the creator, they have the exclusive right to determine what the true value of something is. You and I, being intricately knit together by our creator, carry an inherent worth that is far beyond whatContinue reading “Masterpieces of imperfection”
One Love One Voice 