My latest essay for Renew.org There are lots of reasons people take risks. There are those who take risks heroically—with pure motives, f...

I remember what it was like trying to teach my children how to walk. I’d ease them up onto wobbly legs—gently holding and guiding them al...

I learned to drive in Michigan—which means I learned how to drive in the snow. I also learned what it means to lose control of the car on...

Everybody I know feels stuck. Life seems to be on hold. We can’t move forward. And we can’t go back. We tarry here in the in-between. Wai...

Living alone has its ups and its downs. And the downs fell hard last week. With the whole sheltering-in-place in isolation, plus being se...

My boss is a marked man. But he’s not the only one. He’s sporting a mark across his nose . . . from wearing a mask. It’s a sign of our ti...

For our Tuesday gathering, I selected three groups gathered before God in prayer from the New Testament in order for us to identify the p...

We are always learning, aren't we? I often told my kids that they should learn something new every day. I still tell them, even now as ad...

In this year-of-the-pandemic, of shutdowns, separation, and distancing, it was particularly encouraging to see the communities of people ...

I feel like I may already know the answer to this question before I even ask it. But I'm going to ask anyway... Has anyone ever broken a...

There are numerous occasions documented, in both the Old and New Testaments alike, when God gathered people together out of the goodness ...

I’ve been doing a lot more walking these days. I think that’s the case for many of us. It’s one of the few places we can go. I headed out...

There was once a musical called Stop the World I Want To Get Off. I’ve never watched it. But I’ve got to be honest with you, folks. That ...

In these days of cancellations and unfamiliar isolation, we find it necessary to look for ways to battle the real enemies of disappointme...

To settle our minds and our hearts is to settle them on the One Who Is Peace. But that often requires a determined effort until the habit...

It had long been his dream to have a pet bear. When he came into his own, he figured his chance had come at last. He trained that cub wit...

“I am watching, and I will certainly carry out all my plans.” (Jer 1:12b NLT) Don’t you just love that verse?! I sure do. It speaks two a...

As soon as those prison doors flew open, he moved onward and upward . . . no looking back. While he left his fellow mate behind, sitting ...

His final Passover came much too quickly. It was over even more quickly. Not being one to delay, He knew the time had come. All had been ...

Being a successful Christian businesswoman isn’t something that just happens—there is a becoming involved. As I’m sure Mary Whelchel Lowm...