If You Have a Dream

If You Have a Dream

Do you have a dream?  I hope you do.  God has made you and molded you in your life circumstances for certain gifts, longings, desires and passions. Often times, these stir in our hearts and minds for years and months before we take real steps toward living them out....
When Longing for More is Good

When Longing for More is Good

“Those ice cakes may have traveled all the way from South Dakota,”  my dad said as he clicked away on his camera. The Missouri River runs through my town carrying ice cakes with it toward the gulf.  My dad, the kids and I explored it.  We watched the cakes...
The Radical Ordinary

The Radical Ordinary

My last post on The Jesus Ripple Effect seemed to resonate with many of my readers.  In it I pondered the radical life of simply following the Lord through turning away from sin and loving others.  So I’m revisiting a post from over a year ago while I prepare to...
News that is Praiseworthy

News that is Praiseworthy

The leaves are looking more brown than red now days and most are on the ground.  We had our first frost this week with a low of twenty-six .   I do believe I feel the earth tilting farther away from the sun. But the glorious sunrise and some good news warms my heart...
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