June is traditionally the month for weddings. All the planning and expenses come together for a grand beginning as two people join their lives together. If only we put as much effort into preparing for the marriage as we do preparing for the wedding. For most of my...
Social media and the evening news are both making me tired. Sad. Discouraged. Done. Today, I hit my limit. A friend posted a link announcing the president had signed an executive order correcting a difficult, complicated, and sad policy. (I’m not taking a politically...
Wildlife has been especially wild lately. Although June is barely two weeks old, a decapitated rattlesnake bit a Texas man. An alligator killed a Florida woman. And in Minnesota, an unidentified wild animal killed a five-year-old boy. Last month a hungry cougar killed...
(Warning: This post may not be what you expect!) A Supreme Court ruling made big news this week. The 9 justices of the highest court in the land ruled in favor of a Colorado baker, Jack Phillips, in a case where Phillips refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex...
I’ve listened to the arguments. The problem is access to guns. No, the problem begins in the heart—specifically, hearts corrupted by sin. The more I hear the debate, the more I think both arguments are missing the point. Guns have always been available. And sin has...
Some movies stay with you forever. Schindler’s List is one of those movies for me. And the emotional pull did not stop when the closing credits ran. The movie ended with the various actors, paired with their real-life counterparts, filing past Oskar Schindler’s actual...
Watching the news this week reminded me of the phoenix. Ancient Greek literature contains references to a phoenix, a beautiful bird that would live for hundreds of years, die in flames, and rise from its own ashes to live anew. Later references can be found in Dante’s...
For all you moms who are convinced you work harder and longer than most other people, it’s finally been confirmed. You actually do. A survey sponsored by Welch’s noted that mothers work an average of 14 hours a day for a 98-hour work week. The survey included 2,000...
Ever have God wink at you? You’re going along through your routine day, and something unusual or special happens. Others might call it a coincidence, but the sense of joy you receive tells you it wasn’t merely a convergence of random circumstances. Rather, it’s a...
Suffering is hard. So we work just as hard—if not harder—to avoid it. We don’t want to talk about it. And we run away from it. We devise detours that often end up causing even more complications. Of course, no one wants to suffer. It’s even more difficult when we have...
Adapt or Transform? I've heard it said that when you move from a cold climate to a warm one, your blood...
Three Ministries of the Holy Spirit Navigating this crazy world as a follower of Christ is becoming more and...
Advent: Prince of Peace Four weeks of Advent – four names of the Christ-child from the prophet Isaiah. “For to...