Spiritual Life Now
Devotional: When the Light Changes
It rained all day Monday. Then it rained all night, and the wind blew, so that the streams of roadside water...
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Devotionals
When the Light Changes
By Lainey S. Cronk
It rained all day Monday. Then it rained all night, and the wind blew, so that the streams of roadside water were adrift with sticks and leaves.
Pocket Blessings
By Lainey S. Cronk
We forget about them sometimes, they're so small — so easily slid inside a coat pocket, so quickly passing. Small blessings.
The Sandwich
By Lainey S. Cronk
One day in a prayer group Eleanor came up with the bright idea that a life of faith was like a sandwich.
White Flag
By Lainey S. Cronk
Now, it becomes not only about quiet; it’s about surrender. I have a friend who says the two basic things all religions teach are love and surrender. “Let go.”
Better than Mint and Dark Chocolate
By A Devotional by Lainey S. Cronk
There’s a lot that we do know. A lot of smarts and valuable viewpoints have been passed on to us; and we’ve acquired our own by experience.
Argyle Sweaters and REI Tents
By Lainey S. Cronk
Most of us have participated in the middle-class America gift-giving scene. The annual strain of trying to figure out what on earth to get Mom for Christmas.
What Do Our Lives Seem Like to God?
By Tim Mitchell
On a recent Saturday night I was returning from a beach trip spent with our elementary school families. When I resumed speed after a four-way stop at the edge of Calistoga…
Serenity
By Peter Katz
The morning breaks in lilting shades of grey
Among the effervescent waking sound
God of All Seasons
By Jessica Shine
For a California girl, Michigan winters can be harsh. I remember my first exposure to the culture, when a well-meaning friend asked whether I had ever been through a Michigan winter.
Don't Eat Pete
By Lainey S. Cronk
See, there were these neighbor kids my sister and I used to play with all the time, and one day they brought us a home-made Don’t Eat Pete game board with 10 bizarre cartoon characters drawn on it.
Electricity and Kindergarten Ditties
By Lainey S. Cronk
I had a little electrical excitement at my apartment the other day. I innocently plugged in the fan and the outlet shot three big yellow sparks and the electricity shut off.