I saw myself in a small fishing boat, the sea raging around me, waves crashing into the sides of the boat, water leaping inside. The wind blowing the boat further out into the sea — my paddles were useless. Jesus appeared and the wind kept blowing, but the waters turned…

Recently, a friend told me that it bothered her that I said in a blog post that I wanted to be a saint. In that post, I focused on wanting to let go of attachments. Since her comment, I’ve been thinking more about what I meant. As I continue on…

Do you not know that you are God’s temple? And that God’s Spirit dwells in you? For God’s temple is holy and you are that temple. Corinthians 3:16–17 My heart sang as I read this passage during my prayers this week. How incredible is it that I am loved so…

The night before I started this second week focused on prayer, I awoke at 3 am with the zoo of thoughts in my head with which I am well acquainted. The lions roaring, elephants stomping and pythons hissing, all with the same question of just how I’m going to make…

I’ve prayed all my life and yet, still, when someone asks me how to pray I’m momentarily struck dumb. I started seminary a couple years ago and working as a chaplain a year ago. Prayer is a big part of my life and yet I still find myself unsure about…

“The tone of the new year is set not by how you end the previous year, but how you spend the first day of the year.” My friend said this to justify our wanting to go to bed before midnight on New Year’s eve. It was our last night camping…

A friend of mine recently experienced a violent trauma, which would be enough to shake anyone’s trust in the world. Except she’s experienced violence so many times in her life that she’s been struggling not to give up. …