What if we all discovered that we only hear half the truth? Wouldn’t that be bizarre? How could we make decisions? How could we know what is real? I think we’ve officiallyRead More…

Sometimes I can’t see the forest for the trees, but sometimes I can’t see the trees for the forest. There are various ways of seeing things like trees. I’m not talking aboutRead More…

My “fragile ego radar” wasn’t well-developed as a child. I’d be around a mean person and mistake them for a strong person. If I did 99 things right but they pointed outRead More…

Here’s Micah 6:8 in first person, as if God himself were saying it. “I’ve shown you, O mortal (O Debbie), what is good. And what do I require of you? To actRead More…

I’ve been puzzling over what to write this week. It usually comes to me with clarity. I’m in a space of holding a whole assortment of feelings. Can you relate? On oneRead More…

“None of us will be in an equivalent position (to Queen Elizabeth), but each of us will be far more defined by who we are rather than where we stand. There areRead More…

So much about God is counterintuitive. He tells us to turn the other cheek when we’re wronged. (That’s a tough one.) He tells us to look to the interests of others, notRead More…

Although there’s a hint of fall in the air (which I love), I’m not talking about that kind of change. I’m talking about the kind that happens every few hundred years. (ThisRead More…

People might look at my life and say, “She’s got nothing to complain about.” They might look at your life the same way. Or on the flip side, a lot of peopleRead More…

Some mornings I wish I could do God’s job for him. Then I would know what’s going on. So much of my life is in the shadowlands. Uncertain. I believe love willRead More…