An Announcement

It’s been a little over a year since “Dream Small” was released. It still amazes me that I had that opportunity to write at length about a topic I care so deeply about. And now today I get to share news with you about another writing project that I’m excited about.

Last week, I signed a contract with The Good Book Company to write another book. The working title is Everything Speaks. The idea comes from what David wrote in Psalm 19:

“The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they reveal knowledge.
They have no speech, they use no words;
no sound is heard from them.
Yet their voice goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.“

You’ve heard that voice, haven’t you? As the day begins or ends in sky-fire, as the waves crash against the boulders, or as the wind moves the forest. We’ve all heard it. The voice of creation may not have words, but it is certainly not silent.

The world is speaking to us. We know it. We feel it. Nature’s voice is deep with meaning, and something deep inside of us responds to it, naturally. And speaking requires a speaker: if there is communication, there must be someone with a message to communicate. If there is proclamation, declaration, and revelation (as David said), there must be something to proclaim, something to declare, someone to reveal.

“The heavens declare the glory of God.”

The language of creation is more than a lovely feeling. It is a real language, with real meaning. Real direction, and intention. It is telling us real things that we really need to hear. But how do we listen? How do we understand a language with no words? How do we respond to the One who is speaking to us through it?

That’s what this book project is about. I can’t wait to share it with you!