Hidden leaves from the desk
“I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty.” — 1 Kings 19:10 Elijah had reached the edge of himself. He had confronted kings, challenged false prophets,...
Open the LeafI have spent a great deal of my life putting myself last. At the time, I thought that was love. I thought that was ministry. I thought that...
Open the Leaf“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind…”— Romans 12:2, ESV The strange thing about a question like this is...
Open the Leaf“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.”— Psalm 139:13–14, ESV Hiding...
Open the LeafFor a long time, I thought I knew what kind of priest I was supposed to be. Or maybe it is more honest to say: I thought I...
Open the LeafI think it is almost comical how blind we become to ourselves. Tragic, yes. Painful, yes. But also absurd. We walk around thinking we know who we are,...
Open the LeafThis dark night has been exhausting. Mentally. Spiritually. Physically. There are days when I feel like my whole being has been stretched past what it knew how to...
Open the LeafThings are beginning to even out. I do not feel so emotionally and spiritually spun up. I do not feel quite so scattered, quite so raw, quite so...
Open the Leaf“For dust you are and to dust you will return.”— Genesis 3:19, NIV In contemplation comes wisdom. And in that wisdom, I think I have found my truth....
Open the Leaf“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”— Psalm 34:18, NIV I am beginning to believe that my calling is with...
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