by Annette Haskins | Jan 28, 2022 | Joining Together
Epiphanies. Unannounced, these singular moments open life with explosive understanding. The funny thing is, these new insights come when we’re just living life, doing ordinary things. They can entice us away from our routine ways, reminding us that there is more is to...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Apr 16, 2020 | Joining Together
As we pay attention to the outcry around us, it would seem the urgency of our situation demands us to galvanize into action. Who wouldn’t, when faced with an urgent need, step up to help? I am reminded of the story of Henri Nouwen in Peru. When he saw the street...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Apr 15, 2020 | Joining Together
“God is King, robed and ruling, God is robed and surging with strength.” (Psalm 93:1 The Message) “Like every newborn he has come from very far. His eyes are dazzled by the brilliance of the star. So glorious is he, he goes to this immoderate length To show his love...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Apr 14, 2020 | Joining Together
The yearning for renewal and rebirth is the voice of God calling you to something more. His love, poured over you, wakes up that desire to recognize more, see more, taste more, and experience more of Him. The hunger to enter more fully into His everlasting love began...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Apr 13, 2020 | Joining Together
Life in jail. Suffering. Isolation. Misinformation. Everything designed to break a faith or break a spirit. Are you really the One? It’s what we ask when suffering has gone on for a while. It’s what we ask when our hearts are hurting. It’s what we ask when we need to...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Apr 12, 2020 | Joining Together
Mary, the mother of Jesus on the way to the tomb Sunday morning dawns and I feel strangely quiet inside. Grief’s hurricane has emptied my heart. Where activity created energy to live, all has ceased, dying down to a flat, windless quiet. On the outside, everything is...
