Well it’s been a month since the retreat…a month this weekend to be exact. In some ways it seems like yesterday and in others it seems...

Well it’s been a month since the retreat…a month this weekend to be exact. In some ways it seems like yesterday and in others it seems worlds away. I feel like at times I have my Ragamuffin friends on one side and everyone else on the other trying to figure out ‘what is this Ragamuffin […]

I am – chosen I AM – living in you I am – special I am – worth dieing for I AM – in your past, present and future I am – a friend of God!...

I am – chosen I AM – living in you I am – special I am – worth dieing for I AM – in your past, present and future I am – a friend of God! I AM – involved in your life – intimately acquainted with ALL your ways. I AM – going before […]

This is for all my new Ragamuffin friends. And for me. In reading all the posts and comments in our Ragamuffin Room we’re all struggling...

This is for all my new Ragamuffin friends. And for me. In reading all the posts and comments in our Ragamuffin Room we’re all struggling with ‘post retreat let down’ – or coming down the other side of the mountain. And that’s what it is….we had a mountain top experience. We had Ebenezer moments. But […]

From one Ragamuffin to another: Where do I begin? How do I capture the change that has happened in my heart in 3 short days? I was filled with oxymorons before the retreat: eagerly petrified, sheepishly hopeful, peacefully uncomfortable. It only got worse during the retreat. It became ‘painfully wonderful.’ That’s how spiritual surgery without […]

From one Ragamuffin to another: Where do I begin? How do I capture the change that has happened in my heart in 3 short days? I was filled...

I yearn for you. I see you from a distance – not of My creation but of yours. And I so want to scoop you in My arms and smother you with...

I yearn for you. I see you from a distance – not of My creation but of yours. And I so want to scoop you in My arms and smother you with love. When you’re ready. Because I’m patient. I’ll wait for you. I’ll wait as long as it takes…as long as it takes for you […]

So lately I’ve been thinking ahead to the Ragamuffin Retreat I’ll be attending. It’s put on by the folks who did Ragamuffin the movie and is designed to continue the conversation about the love of God, finding Him in our stories, and living life with reckless abandon. I’ve been drawn to it and I know […]

So lately I’ve been thinking ahead to the Ragamuffin Retreat I’ll be attending. It’s put on by the folks who did Ragamuffin the movie and...

Sitting in a prison visit room recently visiting a friend I was struck by one thought: the power of a choice. Each of the men in that...

Sitting in a prison visit room recently visiting a friend I was struck by one thought: the power of a choice. Each of the men in that room ended up there because of a choice that was made at some point (an event). Each visitor was there because of a choice that was made at […]

Ever feel like you’re the odd one out? Looking at things from outside the window, yearning to be on the other side of the glass? Out of place? A cog in the wheel? A misfit? When I was in college there was a group of 5 of us that ran together and we called ourselves […]

Ever feel like you’re the odd one out? Looking at things from outside the window, yearning to be on the other side of the glass? Out of...

A couple weeks ago I went to see a movie called Ragamuffin: The Story of Rich Mullins. http://ragamuffinthemovie.com    But that title is...

A couple weeks ago I went to see a movie called Ragamuffin: The Story of Rich Mullins. http://ragamuffinthemovie.com But that title is a bit misleading….it’s not so much the story of Rich Mullins as it is the story of all of us. For those not familiar with Rich, he was an against the grain, […]

I’ve been thinking some lately about Mary & Martha. You probably remember the story….Jesus goes to hang out at their house and Martha...

I’ve been thinking some lately about Mary & Martha. You probably remember the story….Jesus goes to hang out at their house and Martha gets ‘busy’ – serving, cleaning, taking care of the guests – and Mary sits. But she doesn’t just sit….she SITS AT THE FEET OF JESUS! That’s where Martha wanted to be….hanging out […]