It follows you everywhere. It is the darkest part of you. It is your shadow. It can be hilarious to play with your shadow, and all it takes is some sun and a convenient flat space. But what if we thought about our shadow in terms of what we trails us? By what we leave … Continue reading shadow
Author: Stephanie Mutert
night
Night brings quiet. Night brings peace. Night has an unmistakable, crisp scent. Night brings darkness and fear, but night brings stars. A light in the darkness. Since I was a little girl, as soon as the sun disappeared my lips could not contain the endless flow of words. My best conversations have all taken place … Continue reading night
bless
You are frustrated. You are snapping at everyone. You cannot hold back the mean sarcasm. People back away as a snarl escapes your lips. Nothing is going right. The world is out to get you. And to top it all off…God must be absent, because if he wasn’t why would all this be happening? No. … Continue reading bless
thirst
I had never been drinking so much water in my entire life...yet constantly thirsty. We were sweating out liquid faster than we could take it into our bodies. We were in Haiti...and it was HOT. We were reliant on water from massive multi gallon jugs, and by the end of the week we were running precariously … Continue reading thirst
leave
There is one place on this earth that rips my soul in two to leave. It is a palpable sound to God's ears because after all, he is the one that sends me. The echo of that rip haunts me when I leave. A good haunt though, a reminder that things are not right in … Continue reading leave
prophet
Prophets were continually treated horrendously in the Bible. But why were they punished because of their closeness with God? Why did people find them so intimidating? And oh so scary? I mean, most of them were not physically impressive. I just can't imagine the ladies back then saying, 'My, that Isaiah is so hot.' Even … Continue reading prophet
earthly
Have you ever felt liked you couldn’t escape something God was trying to teach you? For example, a word that keeps popping up EVERY. WHERE. In music, scripture, conversations…no matter how far you run. It’s still there! Well, lately…that word is dust. Ironic…because there is no dust to be found in KC right now. We’ve … Continue reading earthly
hear
My eyes are closed and my soul is in conflict. So many things tackling my senses at once and my mind has trouble processing what my eyes have just seen. When I open my eyes…it’s still there so far below me. The trash. The dump. The ants scurrying over it…wait, no...those are people. There are … Continue reading hear
lift
Arguments, confrontation and walls so thick that a wrecking ball wouldn’t be able to break it down...it drives me crazy when believers fight. I get that family members have fights, especially when we are passionate people. But what does that show non-believers if we can’t get along? Would you want to be a part of … Continue reading lift
cover
'Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.' [1 Peter 2:16] As believers in this day and age I think we cover up a lot of things...sin, real-self, feelings...I could go on... But as we walk in this world we need to … Continue reading cover
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