How I Met Mercy on Ireland’s Holy Mountain
I can't celebrate St. Patrick's Day without thinking of Croagh Patrick and I can't think of Croagh Patrick without thinking of the tragedy...
Abigail Wallace
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Downward Ascent: What I’m Giving Up For Lent
I don't give up for Lent out of obligation. I give up for the sake of joy. So I look myself and the eye and descend, to the cross.
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About Surfing in Maui & Learning to Fear God
"Who or what you fear is that which controls you." I only want to be controlled by One who is wise, loving and good. I only want to fear God.
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Not My Place: Why I Can’t Forgive Myself & 6 Reasons I Might Try
It’s not my place. If I sin against God or man it is their place to forgive me. When others wrong me, it is on me to forgive them. But it’s not my place to forgive myself. Forgiveness Defined I explained in my last post that I struggle to forgive myself for one key reason:...
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What “I Can’t Forgive Myself” Might Mean
"I can't forgive myself." Could it be that at the root of what we call a self-forgiveness problem is an even deeper pride problem?
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Great God of Reversals: Look for a River in Your Desert
Take heed if you stand. The first will be last. The hungry are sent empty away. The meek inherit the earth. Ours is the God of Reversals.
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Love Bid Me Come
Love initiates. Love invites us to the feast and says, "Sit down and eat." Love satisfies the hungry with good things.
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A Frisky Sort of Joy: 3 Reasons to Leap
Three reasons for you to have leap and frolic joy.
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Want the Peace? Let God Have the Glory
To have peace, we must keep together what the angels kept together: glory to God, peace to us. We can’t separate our peace—with God, with others and with ourselves—with our giving God glory.
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Are You a Prisoner of Hope?
How to have hope that will never put you to shame and why, after so many hopes have been dashed, I remain a prisoner of hope.
