Poema – January 2026, Week 3

Poema – January 2026, Week 3

Dear Grace,  I love a good snow day! It feels like it’s been a long time since our community was abuzz with the prospect of a major snow event, and here we are. Milk, bread, and toilet paper will start flying off the shelves. Hardware stores will suddenly bloom with...
Poema – January 2026, Week 2

Poema – January 2026, Week 2

Dear Grace, We’re just past the halfway point of these 21 days of Prayer and Fasting, seeking the Lord, asking Him to grow our longings for more of Him. Quite surprisingly, my fast has been easier than expected. I haven’t had the cravings or appetite that I thought a...
Poema – January 2026, Week 1

Poema – January 2026, Week 1

Dear Grace, Happy New Year! I trust and pray that no matter how you ended 2025, that the promises and presence of God are a source of hope and nourishment to you. Looking back on the week following Christmas Eve into New Year’s Day, I am so grateful for the numerous...
Poema – December 2025, Week 4

Poema – December 2025, Week 4

Dear Grace,  I’m writing this Poema on the eve of Christmas Eve (I had a friend who called it Christmas Adam because Adam came before Eve – dad joke, I know.)  I wanted to spend this letter honoring a very special co-laborer who has made so much ministry...
Poema – December 2025, Week 3

Poema – December 2025, Week 3

Dear Grace, I can’t believe that Advent is almost done and Christmas is just about here! I’m grateful for the way this Advent season has been unfolding. While there is a lot to prepare for (I’m working on sermons for 12/21, 24, 28, and 1/4!), I haven’t felt...