How to Feed Your Hungry Soul
(Matthew 14:13-21, Mark 6:31-44, Luke 9:12-17, John 6:1-14) The waning rays of daylight glittered across the Sea of Galilee. People were scattered as far as the eye could see along the grass that hugged the shoreline. The masses had come from the surrounding villages to hear, see, and hopefully be touched by the miracle-working Jesus […]
The Good Wine’s Kept for Last & How to Receive Blessing Now
If the walls inside the Paris cellar could talk, they’d tell stories of wars, and rumors of wars, cigarette breaks, and love affairs that took place under their silent watch. But for nearly 200 years, they held another secret. Behind a layer of bricks and mortar lay a hidden room, where ancient bottles of wine […]
What I’ve Learned from 25 Years of Marriage
Heirs together in the grace of life 1 Peter 3:7 Twenty-five years ago today, we stood before God and a hundred and fifty witnesses and made some pretty audacious promises. For fourteen months, we had been in wedding planning mode, thinking through every detail of our special day, all without the help of Pinterest. […]
Adopted & Beloved, the Banqueting Father & His Hesed Love
So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table, like one of the king’s sons. 2 Sam 9:11 When Albuquerque police officer Ryan Holets responded to a call at a gas station, he had no idea it would change his life forever. Pulling in he noticed a couple who appeared to be shooting up heroin. The woman was […]
Mountain Climbers, Beautiful Feet, & How Peace with God is Possible
“They beheld God, and ate and drank.” Exodus 24:11 They weren’t sure what was trembling more as they ascended the mountain known to quake in his presence. Was it their legs or the ground beneath their feet? If ever there was a suicide mission, this might’ve been it. Israel’s seventy elders, along with Aaron and […]
When God Came to Dinner & Why This Truth Changes Everything
Yesterday was a diamond day. The kind that will sparkle in my memory for years to come. For a few glorious days, my husband and I have stepped away from the responsibilities that define our lives to slow down and savor the goodness of God in a quarter-century of married life. After breakfast, we packed […]
12 Ways to Encourage Your Father on Father’s Day
If you have a good dad you’re blessed, but if you have a godly dad, you have a double portion. Consider the difference in this post for dads.
Naked & Afraid: Why You Need to Answer This Question Today
And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. But the LORD God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” […]
The Key to Being Grateful Comes in the Least Expected Way
This week I’m sharing a guest post I wrote for my writer friend, Twyla, and her series on gratitude. If you’ve ever struggled to have a healthy relationship with your body and with exercise, I pray this will encourage you. For a few weeks, I had been ignoring the warning signals my body was sending […]
The Not-So-Secret Path of Life & 22 Ways to Trust the Lord, Class of 2022
Dear Son, I vaguely remember doing the math when you were born in 2003. It occurred to me that what seemed like a million years into the future, way off in 2022, you’d graduate from high school. That seemed as far away as 1985 seemed to Doc Brown in Back to the Future. Despite my […]
