Jan 30, 2012 | nature, psalm, Spirit
Praise, give praise to God,all you blustering winds and racing clouds.Praise God with your daunting whistle and your rainbow of grays.Do not relent on your courseto twist me around and sting my cheeksin reminder of life’s vigor and God’s strength.Surprise...
Jan 26, 2012 | joy, prayer
Open the eyes of my spirit to marvel today.
Jan 23, 2012 | church, ministry
Or is burnout intrinsic to ministry?Is the crisis whether we burn out … or how we burn out?Since this past Advent season when I watched the sanctuary fill with lights — lights on the Advent wreath, candelabra alongside the pews, and “Silent...
Jan 23, 2012 | books, review
Many thanks to Martha Spong of the RevGalBlogPals ring for her review of my soon-to-be-released book, Writing to God: Kids’ Edition! Martha writes: “Rachel Hackenberg’s wonderful new book, Writing to God: Kids’ Edition, is a great resource for...
Jan 22, 2012 | discipleship, Jesus, ministry, scripture
…saying, “Here fishy fishy fishy!” (Mark 1:20)