Hope in Waiting
We wait and believe along with the faithful heroes in Hebrews 11, even to this day. This is Advent waiting. This is hope. Read more
Perseverance in Waiting
I want to be more like Noah, who just kept doing what God said, and more like Simeon, who kept showing up day after day, letting the promises of his God fuel his passion for life. Read more
Impatience in Waiting
Waiting is a tempest. If you are prone to fear, you should run immediately for cover. Do what God’s calling you to. On the other hand, if you are more often the fool who rushes in, plan to hunker down. Wait out the storm. Read more
Fear in Waiting
How do we move forward? How do we act when fear holds us back?
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What We’re Really Waiting for at Christmas
Advent both heightened and diminished the expectations of Christmas: I began waiting for something other than gifts and stockings. Read more
While You’re Waiting
Waiting is hard. And for writers, there’s plenty of waiting to do. Waiting for time to write, waiting to hear back from a query, waiting for an editor’s comments, waiting to hear about a contract, waiting for comments to a blog post you just published, waiting for the voices in your head to clear so you know what to write next. Read more
Read and Respond: An Honest Look at a Mysterious Journey
. . . continued from Tuesday’s post (“My Word of the Week: Wait“) For the past week, I’ve been reading John Stumbo’s An Honest Look at a Mysterious Journey about his sudden illness in 2008 and the months of rehabilitation to get him eating, walking, and functioning again. His “honest look” shows the difficulty of living […] Read more
My Word of the Week: Wait
wait – verb \ˈwāt\ : to stay in a place until an expected event happens, until someone arrives, until it is your turn to do something, etc. : to not do something until something else happens : to remain in a state in which you expect or hope that something will happen soon Sunday night, after a […] Read more
Week 2, Day 2: Now What?
At holiday parties over the weekend, I saw some friends I hadn’t seen in a while. Even as we were catching up, talking about work and family and church activities, I knew the dreaded question would come. It’s always well-meaning, and it always makes me feel cared for. But my answer never satisfies anyone. Including […] Read more
Week 1, Day 7: Light
The first week of Advent is ending with the light fading in the evening sky. The days grow shorter now, and the light hours seem fewer and fewer. Advent began in darkness last Sunday, with rain and snow dropping from the clouds that kept us from the sun. But by Wednesday, as the light from […] Read more