The House You're Building

      Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 1:1-2   A few months back I got a letter from a dear friend.  She’s been through a lot in the past year and as part of her grieving process was reflecting on life.  She wrote to me a long letter, with pencil, written on notebook paper.  It was sent through the mail, delivered in an envelope with a stamp.  Though writing handwritten notes was a common practice when I was in middle school, it’s been ages since I’ve not only written but received such correspondence.  Because of that I appreciated her time and method of sharing even more.  Mo...

To say life is challenging would be an understatement.  And the year 2020 has been a year of upheaval.  What do you turn to when you wake up to the fact that you need something to get by?  What we turn to to cope differs from each person but usually lies within the same broad categories:  food, entertainment, hobbies, exercise, substances, sex, work…Though I find myself reaching for the same things when life is too much, I’m trying to starting leaning into a who, not a what.    Though life is completely different than it was this same time last year, there are some good things that have come from it.  For me, it’s redefining community.  Like most people, I have a variety of connections in my life and was living at such a fast pace, that I didn’t really think how I was investing my time and which relationships mattered most.  Though I spent time with those who shared my Christian worldview, I missing out on f...