find holy among life’s brambles

Heart Work

Heart work is important for the health of your faith. It takes effort to maintain a pure heart in the midst of temptations, failures, struggles, and injustice. The inconsistencies and confusion of the enemy have a way of justifying revenge, self-righteousness, or prideful attitudes.  These are not  Jesus’ way and are our first clues that …

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Life is Like A Test

Does your life seem like a test? Whether you are bored or going 100 miles an hour in all directions, the feeling is the same; tired, overthinking, tense. Much like the same feelings that lurk around when we have an upcoming test, we want it to be over so we can move on. Move on …

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Holy Encounter

The beauty of these woodpecker feathers upclose is like angels wings against the vibrant sacrifice of life. The only reason I had the opportunity to take this photo is because this beautiful creature died as a result of being caught in the talons of a hawk, who flew right past me and into a window. …

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Two Roads

So many choices, so many ways. Easy is not always better in the long run. Unbeaten paths bring tangles of adventures, ruts to slow us down, and lessons the easy path has already cleared away. The path less traveled is narrow, but brings peace for the way is not filled with crowds and noise and …

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