“The first day, God knows. The second day, you know. By the third day, everybody knows.” I would cringe nearly every time my mom shared this with me—which was often—because I knew she was right. And few of us like…
Why I Schedule Time with God
From Crud, Crying, and Cringing to Christmas Shopping!
It’s been a “But God” week for me. And that’s not a shameless plug for the book; it’s a fact! The Crud I don’t know if I had “the crud” or a massive migraine, but last Saturday (dawn to dusk…
November Reader Survey and Giveaways!
There are a gazillion blogs available at the touch of your fingertips. That’s why I appreciate that you take the time to read Petals from the Basket. Because you keep reading, I keep writing. Because what you want to read…
A Short Memo to Church Leaders on Behalf of Singles*
Pastors, spiritual leaders, church small group organizers, etc. Just a loving tip from one of many whose house doesn’t have a spouse—because I’ve seen it more often than not over the last five years [and I truthfully, therefore, refer to…
The Need for Clean Hearts and Clean Carpet
My precious friend Amy calls it carpet-smelling prayer. In Luke 5:12 (NASB), the Bible uses the idea of “falling on your face” before the Lord in prayer: “While He was in one of the cities, behold, there was a man…