Of blue shoes and blossoms
Bold blossoms point to the healing of the soil of the soul. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see an almond branch.” Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it.” Jere. 1:11-12 Henri Nouwen […]
Celebrating Rebecca Collison: Award-Winning Author of Groundwork
Rebecca Collison’s Groundwork: Farm Parables and the Cultivation of Faith has received three prestigious awards, recognizing its profound impact on faith, social issues, and personal growth. Her work continues to inspire and guide readers on their spiritual journeys.
Pass the Salt
Salt is bad for me. At least, that is what I was taught as a young girl. God allowed French fries and potato chips to have salt because without them, well, they lost their identity. But otherwise, I thought adding salt to your food was something you shouldn’t do to be healthy. I even remember […]
GROUNDWORK: FARM PARABLES AND THE CULTIVATION OF FAITH
About the Author: Rebecca Collison is a writer, speaker, and lover of the natural world. Through her work, she seeks to inspire others to discover profound spiritual insights by drawing connections between the rhythms of nature and the workings of faith. Rebecca Collison announces the release of her inspiring new book, Groundwork: Parables of Cultivation […]
Ready for the season of More
More than conquerors. That phrase struck me this week as I revisited my blog, which I started a couple of years ago. Started when my “normal” was turmoil in my home denomination. Started when there was relative balance in my family. Mom and Dad didn’t drive anymore, but they were just next door. Started when […]
Winter is here…and this too shall pass
Thomas Wentworth Higginson once wrote, “How many lessons of faith and beauty we should lose, if there were no winter in our year.” I came across this notation written upon one of the blank pages of my small black Bible. The Bible I used my first Sunday in the pulpit as a novice pastor. The […]
Toxicity kills but healing is possible…even in the soil of our hearts.
Walking along the grass in my yard, I saw it and it saddened me. The “It” I saw was a bare spot in an otherwise green expanse of green grass. Three months earlier, tubing in the riding mower had become detached and gasoline had spilled into the soil. While it wasn’t my fault, I saw […]
This Week in America – Groundwork: Farm Parables and the Cultivation of Faith
Spring rains and the Spirit bring necessary changes in our lives.
The other day an unwelcome spring storm hit on Mother’s Day. The unrelenting, harsh winds took my breath away and eroded the landscape. Where once feet securely took secure steps, the softened ground had collapsed and joined in the newly formed stream. Rain soaked the ground and flooded the seedlings trying to sprout. Flowers that […]
Waves move us beyond where we would go under our own power
I heard a familiar verse the other day, but it took on new meaning. A child was singing the song, “America” and came to the line that said,” o beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain…” Waves of grain. I had never thought about waves on dry land. I had seen the swaying […]