For many, religion has to do with what we are allowed to do and not allowed to do. In the end, that doesn't bear fruit.

God, help me to see others not as enemies or as ungodly but rather as thirsty people. And give me the courage and compassion to offer your Living Water, which alone quenches deep thirst.

I have always felt that if I am very personal and connected with what I myself am living, my writing will transcend ecclesial boundaries.

I am learning that the best cure for hypocrisy is community. Hypocrisy is not so much the result of not living what I preach but much more of not confessing my inability to fully live up to my own words.

Jesus says, "Keep your heart on the kingdom first. Keep your heart on God's love. Keep focused on the fact that you are God's beloved daughter or son. That's the truth of who you are.

My hope is that the description of God's love in my life will give you the freedom and the courage to discover... God's love in yours.

Joy is the experience of knowing that you are unconditionally loved.