by Lane | Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Practices
Artist Studio tours fascinate me. Wandering around the creative playground of makers intrigues and inspires. Visiting an artist’s workspace expands one’s enjoyment and understanding of the beauty and wonder created in that place. To understand the art, it’s...
by Lane | Spiritual Practices, Writing
When the grandchildren come over, whether locally or from afar, I’m always curious about what they will choose to play with during the visit. What will they gravitate towards? What gears are turning in their brains that light up ideas that lead to the choice of the...
by Lane | Devotional, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Practices, Stations of the Cross
As summer winds down, autumn winds up. We step into the new season, and suddenly, many decisions crop up as invitations appear at every junction. They shout at me from across the computer screen. They whisper a friendly hello and a greeting in my physical mailbox. For...
by Lane | Devotional, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Practices
As we enjoy the month when the 4th of July greets us, freedom is a primary theme. Just look around. Flags flutter in the summer breeze, displays of patriotic red, white, and blue. Symbolic colors of freedom pop up everywhere. Signs proclaim: “Let freedom ring. Home of...
by Lane | Devotional, Spiritual Practices
How do we hold grief and loss amid a tragedy? The rage of a river, flash floods in Texas over the Fourth of July, unleashes a rage of questions, groans, and grief, doesn’t it? I remember a discussion once about reading the Bible and the culture & its news as a...
by Lane | Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Practices
What’s your quintessential image of summer? How does it involve play? Bare feet, jumping waves at the beach, wading in cool mountain streams, swimming from one end of the pool to the other end, and picnics in the backyard round out my summertime vision. It’s being...
