by Space Welch | Sep 15, 2021 | Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace
Twenty years ago, my dad walked me through a field on a misty Fall day, to meet the man I had already committed my life to. With a twinkle in his eye, and a smile on his lips, he asked, “Last chance. You wanna turn back?” “No way, Daddy,” I...
by Space Welch | Aug 26, 2021 | Celebration and Wonder, Intimacy with Christ, Miscellaneous Musings
Lately, my brain has been feeling like a bouncy ball someone unleashed on the inner walls of my skull. It’s not pleasant. In fact, today I was feeling snappy and unkind in my heart because of the anxious feeling in my brain. I think I might be trying to spin...
by Space Welch | Jul 6, 2021 | Community and Discipleship
My dear friend, Missy, was unabashedly weeping as she spoke of her precious mother. She told me how her mom doesn’t bemoan the future while she watches her husband’s lungs fill with scars, knowing she is sojourning into the path of a widow. Instead, she is...
by Space Welch | May 6, 2021 | Miscellaneous Musings
I watched a video of a pastor being interviewed from a country where his faith is illegal. He lays his earthly life aside for the heavenly Kingdom daily, and goes right on preaching the Gospel to anyone who has ears to hear. Because the worth of the Gospel surpasses...
by Space Welch | Apr 25, 2021 | Community and Discipleship
I once knew a family who thought of people like investments. They would “pour their lives out” for others, but didn’t know how to just be-friend them. It never felt safe or genuine with them. There were others in my life, however, who nourished me in...
