Reflections
Launching Renew Formation – Summer 2024
It is my joy to launch the ministry Renew Formation. After a very long season of prayer and discernment, I am amazed at the journey of how God has led me towards this path in ministry. As some of you may know, my life has been characterized by many moves where God used each transition to evoke the unearthing, healing, transformation and renewal of my soul. In 2007, I followed God’s leading to
Part 1 – Nature Walking with God During Suffering
I have been fascinated by the story of Job in Scripture for quite some time. It has brought solace during hard times with its unexpected response of wisdom to Job’s suffering. I am especially intrigued by the fact that after Job’s tragedies, the book spends a lot of time detailing the many words of both Job and his friends, who try to figure out the reason for Job’s suffering.
God is silent, until finally He shows up through a whirlwind in chapter 38, and His response is to take Job on a nature walk.
Part 2 – Job and Suffering – Did His Children Have to Die?
In Nature Walking with God During Suffering, I write and reflect on God’s answer to Job after many chapters that deliberate why Job is experiencing such trials. God’s response is to take Job on a nature walk, showing him how He cares for creation. In my own suffering and trials, God has taken me on my own nature walks, using the dandelion as an illustrated sermon of the life of Christ and his journey of …
God’s Rhythms for Rest
Recently I was caught up in the cares of my world and overextending myself. I felt anxious about both exciting and hard things happening in my life. I was seeking God but felt like I was missing his voice. My soul felt as if surrounded by choppy waters. When this occurs periodically in my life, I know it is time to pause and pay attention to what is happening within my soul. As I listened to my body, I knew that I desperately needed rest, but after a few days of physical rest I noticed my soul was still weary. So I …