“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself is the Rock eternal.” – Isaiah 26:3-4...
The minivan smells like French fries. Mr. Tall, Dark and Handsome looks at me from the driver’s seat and pulls into our driveway. “Home sweet home! Are you ready to unpack?” I grunt....
Luke 6:35 This is easier said than done. Some hurts are small hurts. We can get over those. Time usually heals, and allows the pain to subside. We may even forget. Some wounds are much deeper, much mo...
Everyone has a story. Hearing peoples stories can move our hearts, it gives us the opportunity to hear the why behind who they are. During a recent service trip in Africa, with an organization called ...
Can we talk about baggage in parenting? Because we all have it. Maybe you experienced loss or hurt or abuse as a child; maybe you carry regrets from poor decisions you have made in the past. Sometimes...
I hated Algebra in high school. Geometry, however, made sense to me. I really liked ‘if-then’ statements like this: If a = b, and b = c, then a = c. It works great when you have to find th...
Before Scripture was canonized, a woman named Huldah proclaimed God’s judgment on Judah, inspired King Josiah’s reforms, and became the first person to formally verify a written book as being the divi...
I see through new lenses these days. No, I didn’t get new glasses. I have a new way of life. One that still consists of the family I treasure and work that I love—ministering to people. But one ...
Self-protection is not the same thing as self-care. It took me many years to see how I was self-protecting, and how this self-protection ultimately hurt me, others, but most of all God. Here is how I ...
Who doesn’t love Psalm 23? For three verses it’s all smiles and peace, all dancing through flowers. “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pa...