I lift my eyes toward Heaven, my eyes that waver, flittering back and forth so often, distracted. “Upward!” I say to the eyes of my heart, yet prone to wander. “Upward,” I whisper, “to the One your soul loves!” Turning my eyes to the One who sits above, I approach …

There’s a tension in the Christian journey that seems to be an oft-abandoned tight rope to walk – especially in our corner of the world. The tension lies between living urgently on one side – living with the coming of Jesus before us and all that surrounds – and on …

Some people shine brightest under pressure. A little stress and brilliance emerges. A little flare of trouble and swiftly, clear thinking pervades the space. Brilliant words materialize. And then there are the other sort – like myself – who seem to function just opposite. A sudden pouncing of pressure – …

We are not as strong as we think we are. …A line from on old song by Rich Mullins that seems to always come to mind in my moments of weakness, when I most feel those reminders of just how weak I really am. When sickness strikes, as it has …