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4 years of college and all that money gone, and I’m here working at the coffee shop living at home, Sarah thought angrily. I thought you had a plan for my life, God. I thought I was supposed to do something. But here I am, what good am I? Where are you?

Brandon Booth

May 3, 2022

Weeping in the "Not Yets"

God always answers prayer in one of three ways- “yes”, “no”, or “not yet”. More often than not, it seems God’s answer to my prayers has been that last one. And the “not yet” feels excruciating-because it feels more like a “no” and it is very hard to tell the difference. Some days, I feel like Job, and I want to raise my fists to God and yell “Why, God? How could you let this happen? When will it end?”

April 18, 2022

What does it feel like to believe?

What does it feel like to receive a compliment? If you are willing, pause for a moment and recall the feeling. What does your body feel like when you accept the truth of a compliment? I feel a warmth settling in the base of my spine, like I can stand up straighter with less effort. The ground beneath me feels flatter, the world more spacious. I can move more freely through my environment.

Brandon Booth

April 12, 2022

The trouble with gratitude

I realized I have a problem with gratitude. If I have to “repay” the Lord for the good he has done for me then it’s not a gift right?

Brandon Booth

March 22, 2022

Where words come from

Words come from my soul. Eyes may be windows into my soul, but words are its breath and life. The Indian elder could only feel the depth of John's words because he couldn’t understand. But to the one who is able to understand, words can reveal a person’s true self, their deepest longings and darkest intentions.

Brandon Booth

March 8, 2022

Be perfect

“Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.” This might be the most terrifying verse in the Bible. And that is only right.

Brandon Booth

February 22, 2022

In front of their eyeballs

Do you know what a rhinoceros beetle looks like? How about a tarantula hawk? Big weird bugs matter to me. They always have. Maybe it’s the crazy variety of life on earth? Or the extravagance of design in colored wings and mimicry? Whatever it is, I love them so much that I want my kids to know about them and enjoy them too. So I have quite a few specimens framed on the wall of my front room.

Liv Booth

February 1, 2022

Reaching Out

The poor woman in Mark 5, afflicted for over a decade, serves as a most faithful witness to Christ’s work and the healing that comes only from His presence.

January 24, 2022

Hear, Now

Jesus taught us to pray in secret—in hidden and remote places—in our bedrooms. These places are best suited to growing our faith because in them we can experience God as being here, now.

Brandon Booth

January 18, 2022