Prayer Walking in the Wilderness

I am walking. I am looking. I am looking for your light, God, in a world where darkness seeps through. My heart is heavy, like lead in my chest. My thoughts, they weep. They weep from my eyes as my mind makes no sense of this tragic pain… I typed these words into my iPhone […]

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Living like a Superhero

The automatic doors hummed open, and our eyes smiled with connection – a young boy, of about 5 years, and myself. His mom, nearby, leaned on their cart, fishing for keys and handling life’s latest on her cell phone. Waiting beside her, I know he saw me coming. He saw me with my cart full of

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Making Small Talk with God

“What do you think about this weather?” “How did you get started in this business?” “Have you always lived in this town?” “Do you remember a store on Main Street that sold gargoyles? Is it no longer here? Because I loved it.” Some people hate small talk, but me, I’m rather fond of it. These

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Riding On God’s Back

A week ago 16 year-old Hunter Gandee and his younger brother, Braden, walked across an epic finish line at Michigan’s Capitol in the city of Lansing. Together, the two had journeyed 111 miles to raise awareness for cerebral palsy, a condition 9 year-old Braden was diagnosed with at the age of 1. What is really

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How to Perform for an Audience of One

In her 1984 Oscar acceptance speech, Sally Field famously declared, “I can’t deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!” Her buzz worthy words were quickly adapted into the more quotable expression, “You like me. You REALLY like me!” Many snickered about her statement afterwards, belittling Hollywood’s need for accolades. But,

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