Just Keep Talking (To God)
As a young adult just out of college, I found myself reflecting much on life and faith. There were so many craters in my once perfect plan. While thinking about trauma in my life, I wondered how my God could allow such suffering and still be good? I wondered if I was worthy of my […]
Suffering: Is God Good?
In general, many people question the existence of God or His goodness in light of the pain and suffering in our world. And how about personally? How can we believe God is good in the midst of our own suffering? We’ve heard that God is for us, that He gives abundant life, and that He […]
Bring Jesus Your Pain
Dan and I know each other from the neighborhood, and over the past few years we’ve become great friends. He’s a successful young businessman, just getting into the most productive years of his career. But I most appreciate his positive energy and optimistic outlook as I navigate the ebbs and flows of my own life. […]
Tears Of Healing
We don’t like tears. We don’t like people to see us cry – we may think of it as weakness – so we mask, we numb, we avoid. Because we live in a broken world that hurts, we may cope with pain by becoming callous and hard. It’s difficult to damage a hard surface so […]
How To Spend Time With God
Knowing the One. What does that even mean? During services in September you may have heard our vision for the next year mentioned: As a community, Kensington Church seeks to hold these things Above All in the coming year: Knowing the One, Reaching the [one], and Becoming one. And zeroing in on the first of […]
In Nepal: Experiencing God’s Greatness
Q: Why did you decide to go? A: When I heard that this trip would be about empowering other women, I was sold. I instantly responded within minutes. It was like my entire body was responding to the ask and it would have been blasphemous to do otherwise. With that said, once I found out […]
Goodbye, Jaya
Jaya died. I was on my second day of a silent retreat when I got that two-word text from a friend, and everything went sideways. Our friend Jaya had died – suddenly – and the news opened an unwelcome and still-not-understood space in my heart and life. It often takes me a bit to really […]
This Year: Above All
What does it mean to hold something above all? Does our mind wander back to it constantly throughout the day? Do we spend time and energy in pursuit of it? This past year has been quite a journey for my family and me. The journey was filled with God speaking and moving. When we received […]
Are You the MVP of Your Marriage?
Here’s the crux of it all: I have to be still and receive the love and life only available in Jesus. It is a gift – not something I score with my own sweat. And when I do this, I can bring the same things into my marriage and home… Winning never felt so bad. […]
Letting Her Worship Her Way
Far from a distraction, Julia, as she danced in that pool of light, was a way-pointer to a Love that beckons us all. And I’m waking up to the humbling prospect that she may understand it far better than any of us. July 26 is National Disability Independence Day which commemorates the signing of the […]