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A Theology of Leftovers & 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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

He’s a Good Good Father and 12 Ways to Encourage Yours This Father's Day

I spent my twenty-ninth birthday in the Emergency Room. It was late at night, and our four-year-old daughter was having severe abdominal pain. Feeling the situation was urgent, we decided that Tim would stay home with our infant son, and I would head to the hospital with our...

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?”Genesis...

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...

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A Theology of Leftovers & How to Feed Your Hungry Soul

The Good Wine's Kept for Last & How to Receive Blessing Now

What I've Learned from 25 Years of Marriage

Adopted & Beloved, the Banqueting Father & His Hesed Love

Mountain Climbers, Beautiful Feet, & How Peace with God is Possible

When God Came to Dinner & Why This Truth Changes Everything

He’s a Good Good Father and 12 Ways to Encourage Yours This Father's Day

Naked & Afraid: Why You Need to Answer This Question Today

The Key to Being Grateful Comes in the Least Expected Way

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Enjoying His Presence

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Holy Leisure Is A Mindset

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The Resolutions of Jonathan Edwards

The Wondrous Cross Coloring Book

An In-Depth Evaluation of 13 Website Headers

Give Me All the Soul Encouragement!

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