Jamie Lewis

  • A Quiet Place: A Week Alone in the Woods-The Second Day

    Day 2 Being “Still” is not easy. My mind tells me to go somewhere, “DO” something. Anything. Father says, “No, not today. Be still.” I know he means my heart, soul, and mind. But sometimes for that to happen I… Continue reading

    A Quiet Place: A Week Alone in the Woods-The Second Day
  • A Quiet Place: A Week Alone in the Woods

    “Being Still” is not easy in todays’s world of “I’ve got things to do, place to go, people to see” mentality. This year I spent a week alone in the woods with sketchy cell service. It was a gift from… Continue reading

    A Quiet Place: A Week Alone in the Woods
  • Standing-Even When You Don’t Want To

    Stand- to persevere and to stand firm, established and held up. Able-mighty and powerful. “Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is… Continue reading

  • Unhewn

    I am but unhewn stone resting within the flow of your river.Noticed, Seen, Chosen, CollectedLain gently at your feet.Building blocks of my lifeshaped by you-For youRevealedStacked one by one before your throneA table, a place of restI take up my… Continue reading

    Unhewn
  • Time

    Much has been said about time. Time is a thief Time is a lier Time flies Time is money Time waits for no man Time is a storm in which we are all lost Time is a Father Time is… Continue reading

  • Fighting for Repentance

    NOTE: This is a deeply transparent and lengthy blog. Perhaps the most transparent and honest blog I have written. I share this, not for my own sake; but because of the examples we have from the men and women chronicled… Continue reading

    Fighting for Repentance
  • The Power of a Gaze

    I sat on the rock at the edge of the river as the sun was setting to listen to the falls. My intention was to read, perhaps write a bit. I had both my book and notebook in hand and… Continue reading

    The Power of a Gaze
  • Saunter

    May I look at life in such a way. Not merely to hike through it as though it is a task to be checked off the list or goal to be accomplished, but to saunter with awe and reverence into… Continue reading

  • Press Forward

    If you travel enough you may experience some bumps along the way, some turbulence. You may encounter delays, rerouting and detours. The journey may have rough patches. You may need to circle around for a bit before you can land.… Continue reading

    Press Forward
  • Presence

    A friend told me they had spent some time with the Lord on their run.I said, “Oh, what’d y’all talk about?”“We didn’t talk.”“Oh, but you said…”“I said we spent time together-just in one another’s presence.”And it hit me: there’s a… Continue reading

    Presence