by Lane | Devotional, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Practices
“My soul rests in God alone,” says Psalm 62:2. Is this true? Does my soul rest in God alone? Do I know how to release the what-ifs and the how-longs and the whys to God? Or do I gut it out and keep going with a ragged edge of restlessness wrapped around my...
by Lane | Spiritual Disciplines, Writing
As writers, we think we know what we need. We need an idea. Make that two. Or ten. Or twenty-two. We need a pen and a journal, or a keyboard and a computer, or maybe all of the above. And maybe we need just one more notebook. Or two. Or ten. Or twenty-two....
by Lane | Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Practices, Writing
We are formed by that which we think on, that which we encounter, that which we respond to each day. We know it’s transformative to enter into spiritual disciplines for they help us create holy habits which, in turn, move us deeper to the heart of our God. We...
by Lane | Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Practices, Writing
My childhood nooks and crannies tucked themselves into lingering places: the treehouse perched high in our three-pronged magnolia tree, the rope hammock secured between towering ancient oaks, the window seat sequestered at one end of the family den. Each place...
by Lane | Easter, Writing
The loss of Jesus slams me to the ground. I tremble at the puzzle of all of this new way. Yes, He appears but He doesn’t stay. I want to go back to what we had before. Unsure of next steps, I return to familiar places and do familiar things. Stuck, I tuck...
