Get Out of the Cave and Back on the Winding Road That Leads Home

Get Out of the Cave and Back on the Winding Road That Leads Home

I love summer, but not so much when it gets outrageously hot. It can make me a bit grumpy, discouraged, and depressed. I liken it to winter in August. It’s cave time. I have to stay inside the air conditioning, hide, and try not to let my emotions and thoughts get to...
How to Stop Spinning Wheels and Move Forward Beyond COVID-19

How to Stop Spinning Wheels and Move Forward Beyond COVID-19

The shutdown due to COVID-19 shouldn’t mean a shutout. The question is, how do we start back up? Writers, for instance, know that facing a blank page is the most difficult obstacle. Where do you begin? What are the most important choices that will get the creative...
Is it Time to Lay Low?

Is it Time to Lay Low?

The world is angry and in turmoil. The recent pandemic forced people into isolation, causing global disruption, pain and suffering, and it will be a while before we fully recover. Is this part of God’s plan? Was the pandemic a time to lay low, listen, grow and wait?...
Joy Disrupts Disruptions: The Story of Darlene Deibler-Rose

Joy Disrupts Disruptions: The Story of Darlene Deibler-Rose

Russell and Darlene Rose Deibler set sail as a newly married missionary couple in 1938 and landed in Batavia, Java, to minister deep in New Guinea’s jungles. The challenges began immediately, but their unwavering courage and faith in God allowed them to reach...
God Space

God Space

Author, Leonard Sweet said, “the difference between the words “nowhere” and “now here” is a space. We need to leave space for God’s justice. We need to step back and be clarifiers of God’s words and not become truth-tellers. When we choose to be truth-tellers, we get...