About Understanding
“I just don’t understand.” I uttered those words dozens of times, those closing months of 2021. But who could count? (Except possibly my...
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What worship and thanksgiving have to do with motherhood—encouragement for the single mom
I have recently been digging through decades of family memorabilia and came across several of my old journals. And since I wasn’t in any...
Remembering to Continually Pray
Our prayer, Holy Father, is this: When the advent of Easter is no longer before us, And these holy days fade away, May we not forget to...
Remembering the Prayer of Jesus
After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed (Jn 17:1) Jesus had just finished sharing the Passover Feast with His friends...
Praise for the Kingdom’s King
Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. Didache* Teaching of the Twelve Apostles Countless Christians have...
A Psalm for Remembrance
During an early morning Bible read, a particular morsel captured my attention. But it doesn’t lie within a verse to be referred to. It’s...
They Wore Stones of Remembrance
Another important juncture in the timeline of Israel’s history is the birth of the priesthood. Exodus contains the revelation of God in...
Persisting in Prayer—The Saga Continues
A tree that stood in my backyard seemed fine to the naked eye. But it was faulty . . . weak . . . vulnerable. It was plagued on the...
When we fail to persist in prayer, the hard only gets harder
I could not get to the shower quick enough—but I hardly had it in me to scale the stairs. It had been one of those days at work. Instead...
How Not To Waste A Bad Thing
I hear their voices still ringing in my ears: “Don’t waste it.” That it can represent anything good; like, food, money, health . . ....
Gathered in Prayer
For our Tuesday gathering, I selected three groups gathered before God in prayer from the New Testament in order for us to identify the...
Hard Stops
Have you ever seen a horse from this angle? I have! Do you know what causes it? You guessed it: hard stops. (Go ahead and chuckle. I know...
An Untossable Faith
I hadn’t been to the beach in years. Until, at long last, we took our first college tour. We were so close—we just had to make the detour...
Where Disappointment Sends You
It was the last e-mail she ever expected to get. You know–you’ve likely gotten one yourself. That gut-wrenching, heart-breaking,...
When it seems there’s nothing you can do
My momma often said, “There are no easy answers.” Sometimes, when you get bad news, there’s no easy or ready-made solution. Some problems...
A God You Can Trust—Without Question
My phone was clipped to my hip pocket and my earbuds were streaming. I was listening to a favorite podcast during my morning prep...
A Psalmistic Life
Life lessons—they’re those things learned from experience. The psalmists shared from their experience many valuable lessons for doing...
An Age-Old Prayer for Modern Times
Excuse me. May I interrupt? Please? Just pause a minute. Stop everything. And slowly read this great prayer of Jehoshaphat (it’s a prayer...
El Sama, God Hears
David knew it [1]. Hagar knew it [2]. Job knew it [3]. But do you? Ours is a God Who Hears. Walk with me to an ancient riverbed so you...
Gifts for The Christ
It’s New Year’s Eve. 9:54. Engulfed in thought, I sit before our crèche glimmering in candle glow. I’m especially mesmerized by gifts...
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