Monthly Archives: August 2012

Ministry

the blessing
that you are meant to be Continue reading

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Lush Lives

We ought to be
at least a bit higher than the grass
and know that it was not deserve
that placed us above the deep wells
of God’s good grace. Continue reading

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Discovery

I was pretty sure it was a myth, this so-called “runners’ euphoria.” Supposedly, at some point in a run, or a workout, in response to sustained physical exertion, the brain releases dopamine and endorphins and that release triggers a sort of pleasurable feeling that’s like, well, euphoria. Continue reading

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Redirection

For all the promise of the skies and all the signs of cloud and breeze, the longed-for rain did not come. Continue reading

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