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Sitting with Jesus in fear and anxiety

My train of thought is like a runaway train! Anxious thoughts and feelings barrel through my mind and body faster than I can manage, and I get completely “fused” or “tangled up” with them. The more I try to control them—to answer the “What ifs”—the faster and more out of control my thoughts become! It’s a recipe for disaster.So, instead of trying to wrestle a runaway train, I’m deciding to simply step off the ride...

Brandon Booth

October 29, 2024

Facing the "could be's" with "It is finished!"

Sometimes I wake up in the morning with this overwhelming sense that everything is up in the air. “Sure, I got through yesterday, but today I’ve got to prove myself for real, and if I don’t...” This is sort of a background litany of thoughts that make up my negative core narrative of “I’m not enough…I’ll always mess up.” Maybe you can relate.

Peter Gammell

October 22, 2024

Jesus is smiling at me

A late night experience with my infant son gave me new eyes to see the Aaronic Blessing in Numbers 6:24-26

Peter Gammell

October 1, 2024

Be still...

Whenever I lead folks in centering prayer I begin the time by quoting Psalm 46:10: “Be still and know that I am God.” I then slowly work backwards through it as a meditative point of departure for silent prayer. It’s amazing how well each successive line both emphasizes the whole meaning and invites us to meditate on a new dimension of the whole.

Brandon Booth

September 24, 2024

Q&A - Pray without ceasing??

Jesus is always the one who speaks–who loves–first. Prayer is never me talking into a void, or babbling a bunch of holy sounding words hoping God will notice and approve. No, the fundamental truth of Christian prayer is that Jesus loves me, that he is always directly and personally attending to me, that he has made himself present to me, first…

Brandon Booth

September 16, 2024

Q&A - Why don't I feel loved by God unconditionally?

A: From Peter: I suspect that one of the reasons we can't fully grasp or feel God's unconditional love is that we have abundant examples of conditional love. Our lived experience in this world is that "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours." We're used to getting offers that end with a rushed voice saying, "terms and conditions apply, offer not valid if... see site for details."

Peter Gammell

September 16, 2024

Q&A - Does God only give us what we can handle?

A: From Peter: Mmm, this is a tough one. As a chaplain I've heard many people say something along the lines of, "Well, God never gives me more than I can handle, so I can't complain." Sometimes I almost hear the unspoken, question "...right?" at the end of their sentence.

Peter Gammell

September 16, 2024

Acting Acceptable

“If I put the effort in, I could be the way I’m supposed to be, and God might become pleased with me. But I don’t.” Feeling acceptable as a follower of Jesus always feels JUST out of reach.

Liv Booth

September 10, 2024

Daily Bread: God knows what I need

So there I was lying in bed, about to cry and crying out to God to help me cut through the whirling chaos in my head. What he brought to my attention was how my son and I were in a similar place. It was humbling to identify with a fussy baby, but at the same time it allowed a little compassion and understanding to break through the chaos and frustration.

Peter Gammell

September 3, 2024

In the arms of the Father who needs no sleep

I groaned softly as I woke up to tend to my crying son. “Uggghhh, can’t you let your dad get any sleep!?” But as I rolled out of bed, I caught a glimpse of the alarm clock, it read 6:00am. Wait, that meant that Benjamin actually had let me get sleep, plenty of it in fact. And yet, there I sat, bleary-eyed, only wanting to konk out for another few hours of sleep.

Peter Gammell

August 27, 2024

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Sitting with Jesus in fear and anxiety

Facing the "could be's" with "It is finished!"

Jesus is smiling at me

Be still...

Q&A - Pray without ceasing??

Q&A - Why don't I feel loved by God unconditionally?

Q&A - Does God only give us what we can handle?

Acting Acceptable

Daily Bread: God knows what I need

In the arms of the Father who needs no sleep