Journal

Here is where I see God in the ordinary, the mundane, the everyday.
These are the things I am noticing today.

  • Balloons

    Balloons

    Yesterday a new book arrived in the mail: Wonder by Meredith Ann Miller. It’s less of a children’s Bible and more of a guide for parents—an invitation to explore Scripture with our kids instead…

  • The Power of a Word

    The Power of a Word

    This past weekend I attended an AI event where we explored the “art of the possible.” Most of us have probably seen how AI can “understand” natural language to answer questions, generate ideas, role-play…

  • Protected: Weekly Wrap-up: Week 9

    Protected: Weekly Wrap-up: Week 9

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  • When Grace is in the Room

    Old habits die hardwhen they are tied to your worth.Always striving to belong,to prove you deservea seat at the table. What would it look like to relax,to recognize the value in yourselfthat is so…

  • Clouds

    Clouds

    I found myself today on a plane after 15 years on the ground. Sitting in front of me was a little girl and her mom. As the plane climbed, the little girl looked out…

  • Ordinary

    Ordinary

    When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.— Acts 4:13 I find this…

  • Traffic

    Traffic

    We got stuck in traffic on the way to church this morning. There was a multicar accident that shut down three out of four lanes of the interstate for several miles. This was not…

  • Protected: Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 8

    Protected: Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 8

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  • 4:52 pm

    4:52 pm

    The day started like any other Thursday: an early morning run before the sun woke up. But today was different. 11 years ago, on a Thursday no less, a baby was born into the…