Dec 21, 2021 | Special Holiday Edition
I ran my hand along the brittle packaging tape, making sure the dusty box wouldn’t fall apart in my arms. Just another December duty–or so I thought. As I stashed my package in the passenger seat, I rubbed my hands together, trying to find feeling in my chilled...
Dec 9, 2021 | Sharing Your Faith
Replace the “I’ll Be Happy When” Mindset with the Joy of Here and Now “The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.” Psalm 103:8 NIV When you are experiencing a season of unknowns, do you feel like everything has to be resolved before you...
Nov 2, 2021 | Spiritual Growth
He makes winds his messengers, …flames of fire his servants. Psalm 104:4 (NIV) The hand-written sign, “Pick Your Own,” hung on the tired wooden fence surrounding the field of gladioli dancing in the soft Scottish breeze. As we opened the creaky...
Aug 24, 2021 | Spiritual Growth
Life threatens to make us weary. Endless deadlines, responsibilities, and to-do lists overwhelm us. We long for a way to escape when we feel we can no longer endure. The words, you should,and I need become heavy weights of expectation. It is impossible to rise above...
Jun 9, 2021 | Spiritual Growth
I stood with my toes hanging over the edge of the Blyde River Canyon in South Africa, experiencing the thrill of a seven-hundred-foot drop. Michael encircled my waist with his arm and whispered “Look up.” I wasn’t supposed to look down at my trembling knees. He wanted...
