Become Part of the Dream

I was 5 years old the first time I encountered bigotry and prejudice. I had come home from kindergarten excited to announce that I had a boyfriend. But when I told my family his name, my father lost it. “You can’t have a Mexican boyfriend!” he…

Our Gentle, Jealous God

Zechariah 1:7-21 God is always watching me. His patrols are watching. I cannot hide from Him. God is jealous for my affection, attention, worship, time, devotion, obsession. He wants all my worship. And He is gentle. He speaks to me with gracious words, comforting words. He is angry…

By My Spirit

12.2.13 Yesterday at a church in Denver–Bridgeway–an artist painted with these words: “By my Spirit, saith the Lord.” That spoke to me and took me to Zechariah 4:6: “Not by might, not by power, but my spirit says the Lord…