Writings for the Journey

Filled with the Holy Spirit Jesus was led into the desert. He spent forty days living the desertlife. What people do not often realize about the desert is that besides being stark anddesolate, something wonderful can happen. The desert can also be full of life. Seeds...

To give yourself totally to your work or ministry takes not only dedication but much energyand great will power. Where will this energy come from? Eventually it will become clear thaton your own you can become very tired and drained and even bored with facing the...

The spiritual life requires opportunities to grow as an individual as well as be inrelationship with others. There are seasons in our life when we need the freedomto develop our own personalities and our unique gifts. Then there are seasons inour life when our task is...

It is easy to say that we do not have it all together.  We are far from being perfect.  We become painfully aware that we have certain short comings that even though we try, keep coming up again and again. The first thing we need to realize is that God loves us not...

When we look at our life, we think of the time that we have spent and the time we still have left to live. What time is it now? Are we gaging the time by looking at our watch? Or maybe we are aware of the time God gives us to use our God given gifts to make a...

As children we are taught to say our prayers. We are enthralled by the stories of the miracles that Jesus performed, the walking on the water, the stories of the first Christians. We become part of a family, a community which shares the rituals and the customs of...

Why do opposites attract? Is it because these attractions recognize the underdeveloped side of our personality that earns to be made known? We are attracted to Christ because he represents that part of us that longs to be authentic, loving and whole. The God who...

There are many things wrong in our world. There are many challenges that seem overwhelming to us: the pandemic, racial injustice, the climate crisis, political unrest to name a few. This is not to mention our personal challenges and family situations. How to react and...

The child in us is always looking for gifts at Christmas.  “No” we say, “That’s not necessary, I have everything I need.”  Or we say, “The true meaning of Christmas is not about the gifts you receive.” But wait!  Isn’t the birth of Jesus “God’s gift to...

As we experience crisis after crisis this year, there can be a tendency to raise ourhands and say, “What else can happen.” Our country is immersed in thepandemic, social injustice, climate change and a crack in what our democracymeans etc.But through it all our faith...