Have you ever backed yourself into a corner? Experienced a time when inner thoughts pushed you back? And then you just got stuck there? I had to temporarily put a writing project on hold last year because I had to tend to all-consuming personal matters. But when they were taken care of, I started to doubt whether I should resume writing. And I kept thinking about it. Alone. I didn’t share those wrestling thoughts with anyone. And it dragged on and on, steadily pushing me ba

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight (Proverbs 3:5-6). Has the new year you touted merely a month ago already grown old? Has the fire of goals for desired change already grown cold, here in the dead of winter? Causes certainly can be many. A lot of life can happen in the span of 30 days. In the course of one day, even. Which supports the notion that th

I’ve known some pretty brave women in my day. I’m sure you have, too. The renown of certain women from ancient eras, whose...

On a recent day off, I took to the road and headed for the mountains. As I navigated the changing grades peppered with sharp curves, I remin

That rustling of the leaves? Is it a squirrel? Bird? Or a fresh wind from Zion? That skiff across the stream's surface? Was it from the...

Buried deep within layers upon layers of earth are harmful chemicals. The ever-expanding world of science has developed technologies for...

If you were to imagine an ideal world, what would that look like? I think we hear its melody in this video from this year’s Super Bowl:...

Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care,...

Don’t we all have difficult people in our lives? But what do you do if you can’t escape them?

Whenever I visit my daughter and her family, I quickly (and easily) get lost in my grandson’s world.

It’s a dreadful halt when a door you’ve been striving toward is slammed shut in your face.

New Year’s Eve straddles this existential precipice where people look back over the past year and also into the new year ahead.

There is a confidence that comes from knowing God is for you. Really and truly FOR you. That confidence helps you feel prepared for anythin

Play to listen How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who...

More than one child, feeling misunderstood and exasperated, has shrieked at a parent, “You just don’t get it!” In those times, they often...

There’s discipline. And then there’s punishment. They’re not the same thing. And the parenting style you are familiar with will color...

Fathers are not necessarily any more or less flawed than any other member of the family.

When you were a young child, did you ever want to run away from home?

Have you ever feared doing something that would make your family ashamed of you?

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