Truth in Love

Meditations of a Christian Growing in God's Grace


  • When Less Becomes More

    When Less Becomes More

    There’s a modern concept adopted by designers, minimalists, architects, even musicians, filmmakers, and writers, that less is more. It refers to the idea that “removing superfluous elements enhances the clarity of the concept,” basically, taking away what’s not needed clarifies and enhances the experience of what is needed. For a little background, this concept was… Continue reading

  • The Glory That Awaits Us

    The Glory That Awaits Us

    “I’m so tired of death and sin.” I said those words to my husband the other day. Time has a way of marking itself by Before and After. Before the Thing and After the Thing. I have several Things marking my memory, but it seems the jarring nature of losing people you love, watching people… Continue reading

  • Saturday Short: Psalm One

    Saturday Short: Psalm One

    Mid-2019, a few friends and I started meeting once a month to pray and build each other up — because iron sharpens iron (Proverbs 27:17). We took a break for the holidays, planning to start meeting again once 2020 made its big entrance. And whoa. It made a big entrance. This morning we got together… Continue reading

  • There is Hope

    There is Hope

    In the past year, I’ve simultaneously had so much and nothing to say. I’ve been letting God work on my heart before I wrote any of it down. The last thing I posted was, in essence, about remembering Who is in control. Spoiler alert: it’s not me. Little did I know last October, that the… Continue reading

  • To Everything There is a Season

    To Everything There is a Season

    The start of a new season seems to signal new beginnings. It’s officially been fall for several weeks, but here the weather is just beginning to cool down. Fall has quickly become my favorite season, probably because the world starts to quiet down and our homes turn cozy; there’s a break from the noise and… Continue reading