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Pining for Home
“This way!” I proclaimed. “No, it was this way!” my sister rebutted. We frantically searched for the trail while we were surrounded by jack pines that seemed to multiply by the second. My sister reinforced that, “We should have never gone off the path. Dad told us we could go for a hike ONLY if we stayed on the path.” …
Pick Me! Pick Me!
… You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. (John 15:16 NIV) …
Hardness of Heart
"That's great!" I said over the phone to a friend who had just shared a testimony of how God was working in his life. The discussion continued, but my thoughts were still... aggravated, confused, and stuck on my own disillusionment. "What had God been doing in my life?" I thought to myself as my friend continued sharing his triumphant story of God's faithfulness in his life. Searching, grasping at what felt like sand between my fingers, I could not recall a single thing.
Pickled Presence
It's 7:00 am on a Friday, and I roll out of bed cold, stiff, and reluctant to put on my running shoes. The windows are hazy from the leftover rain from last night's rainstorm. The sky is equally resistant to the day, refusing to let sunlight lift the quilted covers of cloudy sheets that bed the earth below. The humidity is visible, like fog hovering softly above a warm lake on a cool morning.
Abiding with Christ in a Digital Age
We have no more time allotted to us than humans did 50 years ago, and yet we have been given more access to one another than any other generation has ever experienced. You and I can be accessed through our social media inboxes, text messages, and calls any time of day or night…
Comfortably Uncomfortable
… And then I heard the Lord quietly say to me: “Everything in this world is temporary. This is not your home. Why are you getting too comfortable where you are?” …
Decaffeinated
… The morning cup was an experience. You sipped it while viewing the sun rising above the trees and the rooftops. You took your time and savored it. The afternoon cup was rushed. It was a quick fix to your crashing energy and your negative mood…
Obedience, Testing, Tragedy & The Blues
We are Bible-believing, born-again Christians.
We take God seriously. We believe He is a “hands-on” God when it comes to what goes on here on earth. We believe we are part of His plan and pray for His will to be done and His kingdom to come.
Resolute Joy
We are, of course, in control of what we believe and therefore own the disposition we have constructed for ourselves.
Consumption Deception
…Some mornings an intruder arrives. It’s an unexpected thought. Today, it’s the word “consumption.” God, “What do you mean by consumption?”
“Consumption versus contribution.”
“What about it?” I ask without speaking, just thinking the question…
Captive Thoughts
I had just dipped my hands into the hot, soapy water to get dishes checked off of the to-do list…and then I heard the most dreaded sound. In the other room was a toddler wailing. Not the “brother won't share his toy” kind of cry, but the “help me!” kind of cry…
Aisle of Joy
The message appears at the bottom of the big screen. The first 30 minutes of Sunday morning worship are over, and the children are dismissed to the “Kids’ Church.” The older ones have kind of been watching for the message and start making their way down the aisle…
Fathers Be Fathers
God has given me something to share with fathers. The something He has given me is to shout about the POWER of a father’s prayer for his family.
This thing started last Sunday morning…
Pick Up My Mat ?
… Reportedly, “the first person to enter the pool when the waters were stirred up would supposedly be cured of his or her ailment.” …
The Whole Pie
I love pie. I don't recall a time that I have ever turned down a piece of pie. I don't fully trust people who feel otherwise about it…
God’s Measuring Stick
Imagine a measuring stick for life … God does not want you anywhere on that stick …
What A Kingdom #1
… The liar tells me to just live happily in the safety of that cerebral fortress of yours, where I can love the illusion of loving everyone at arm's length…