New Every Morning

August 13, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Cadence, Red-Handed. October, 2007.* Why Is God’s Mercy New Every Morning? Biblical promises comfort me. They remind me that so long as I breathe, I have another chance. A favorite comes from Lamentations 3: 22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;    his mercies never come to an end;23 they are new every morning;    great is your faithfulness. I thought about this verse a […]


Filed Under: bravery, confession, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, discipline, faith, God's omnipotence, grace, Lamentations 3, obedience, Pastor Robert Jacobsen, Romans 7, sin

Robe Knots, Fresh Turkeys, and Evangelism

October 23, 2012 By

Cadence, Me, and My Unknotted Robe Belt. July, 2011.  Dodging the E-Word. Again.I’m here today with a pair of public service announcements: First: Never, ever, tie a knot in the belt of your bathrobe. Do the once-over as if you’re about to tie your shoelaces, sure. But don’t cinch it down into a knot. One morning […]


Filed Under: accident, confession, courage, evangelism, fear, God's omnipotence, Matthew 28, Michelle DeRusha, thanksgiving

My Tongue Still Smolders

August 17, 2012 By

I’d Like My Speech to be This Beautiful. The Taming of My Tongue, Part TwoIf you’ve been reading here for a while, you might remember the tale I shared back in March about my bout with thrush, of all things, and how it helped me work on a sinful habit: unkind speech. [Yes, I know […]


Filed Under: confession, family, forgiveness, grace, healing, husband, Philippians 1, work

Coming Out of Hiding

March 9, 2012 By

Libations at Kate’s. August, 2010. There’s Only One of Me“I don’t post much on Facebook. I teach Sunday School at my church, you know.” The woman at the party shook her head. “I don’t need my pupils’ parents seeing that I’m coming over here for margaritas.” I smiled and nodded. My heart wanted to cry, though. […]


Filed Under: 1 John 1, confession, dependence, fear, forgiveness, God's omnipotence, grace, obedience