In a March, 2001 quote, Christian philosopher Dallas Willard says, “One of the hardest points to get past in spiritual formation is that in order for me to be spiritually transformed, I have to want to not want what I now want.” I thought of this yesterday when I realized that a part of me …
Author Archives: Karen
Unshakeable
Twenty to five in the morning, April 18, I was awakened from sleep by the shaking of my bed. Wind? No. Earthquake. Nothing else shakes a bed inside a house. Just as I wondered if I should climb under the bed in case the ceiling fan fell, the jarring stopped. I jumped up to see …
Flying High
As we approached downtown on our morning walk, a Canadian goose landed on the top of the courthouse tower. “There’s a goose that’s been hanging out with pigeons,” I said to my husband. We watched it fly away as we entered the parking deck where he works. He smiled. “There’s your devotional for the day.” …