New Year, New Priorities: Steps or Spokes? You’ve heard the clichés regarding the new year, new priorities, and setting ourselves up for success: A new year, a fresh start, and a clean slate. A new year, with blank pages waiting to be filled. A new year, full...
Growing in Grateful Dependence You’d think I’d learn by now. I mean, how many times do I have to experience the same lesson before I get it? This Thanksgiving season is a reminder for me to be grateful. And that gratitude is also related to a season of...
It’s Not Always What You Think Autumn is here. Splashes of red, orange, and gold punctuating a green canopy. Falling leaves blanketing lawns. A nip in the air and hot apple cider on the stove (or in the microwave!). Sweaters and scarves become go-to...
Hiding Behind a Mask What do comic book superheroes and villains, children on Halloween, and masquerade balls have in common? You probably guessed masks. Masks conjure up images of mysterious strangers and sinister villains. Or superheroes and playful children...
Veterans Day, Memorial Day, and Armed Forces Day: Why Christians Should Care It seems there’s a holiday for everything these days, including the military. And while it’s right to honor those who have served our nation, have you ever wondered why we have three...
My Name is Barabbas He was a rebel and a murderer. Condemned to die without any chance of appeal. He was guilty and he knew it. Then when it appeared all hope was gone, reprieve arrived in the form of another chosen to die in his place (Luke 23). I have been a...
What’s So Special About the Lamb? Why a lamb? Of all the animals on earth, why did God choose a lamb to describe His Son and represent the payment for our sin? And when John the Baptist proclaimed, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world!”...
Our Living Hope It’s the first week in April and the Easter Bunny is back. More and more, Easter is the season the Bunny takes center stage as the resurrection of the Lamb of God is shifted to the side. Don’t get me wrong—I love chocolate and jelly beans as...
From Physical to Spiritual Spring Cleaning It’s officially spring . . finally. Then again, spring means different things to different people. Yes, it heralds warmer weather, but “warm” is relative, depending on your location. Apart from changes in the outside...
Living As God’s Beloved What does it mean to live as one beloved of God? To know you live in the eternal love of the Creator of the Universe, who also invites us to call Him Abba—Papa? How much do we really understand about God’s eternal love? It’s difficult to...
New Year, New Priorities: Steps or Spokes? You’ve heard the clichés regarding the new year, new priorities, and...
Growing in Grateful Dependence You’d think I’d learn by now. I mean, how many times do I have to experience the...
It’s Not Always What You Think Autumn is here. Splashes of red, orange, and gold punctuating a green canopy....