How are the tenses of this abundant life we live in Christ to be viewed? (And I’m not referring to stress!) There are those who say,...

God, awesome in glory, transforms the landscape with works of wonder. Through thinning branches, the November breeze whispers thanks— as...

The GPS lady kindly informed me, “Traffic is slower than usual.” “That’s helpful,” I thought, as if we were in some shared dialogue....

Your word, O Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens (Psalm 119:89). On the Jewish calendar for 2022, October 18th is the holiday...

There is a lot of speculation about the survival of the church (coming from both internal and external sources). People talk. And...

We don’t always have a right understanding of something at the start. Understanding is often acquired. It comes slowly . . . gradually ....

The events following Passover Friday made one believe evil had won. But the glorious events of Resurrection Sunday proved that light does...

“But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee” (Mark 14:28 NIV). Jesus, in speaking to His disciples prior to His death,...

Have you ever wrestled with something so hard, that it leaves you completely spent? While I’ve never been strapped into a straitjacket...

A post for my friends @ Renew.org When church life changes because of situations out of our control, how can we use the season as an...

On Saturday mornings I have the great pleasure and true honor of meeting with a small group of sister disciples. We are blessing one...

“I just don’t understand.” I uttered those words dozens of times, those closing months of 2021. But who could count? (Except possibly my...

I don’t know your reaction to a video clip of a mud slide or an avalanche. But for me, it’s sheer horror! To have the ground upon which...

The tick of the clock groans, as the old year runs out of time. I echo its groaning. As does all of creation—as it awaits its deliverance...

Where do you want to go when bad things happen? That place for me is home. When the day has been rough, and you feel a bit beaten up by...

Safely home, I opened the hatch, only to find groceries strewn across the back of the car. I had suspected as much. All the clattering...

They say repetition is a good thing. I wouldn’t necessarily disagree with that statement. But there are conditions . . . limits....

I am in the process of dismantling my house. I say “house” because it no longer resembles the home I assembled those many years ago. It’s...

Since we are looking deeply into how to walk with the Lord, and since we are His disciples living under the new covenant, let’s now turn...

Our family was a hiking family. We would regularly set out in search of a good trail whenever time allowed. On the familiar trails we...