Some days I’m a Martha. I can Martha myself into a frenzy as ministry duties, family responsibilities, life management, and work pile up with lightening speed. Busy, worried, and bothered, my nerves are frazzled and my good intentions begin to feel like...
The new student orientation is the last place I want to be. Fidgeting with nerves, my sixteen-year-old daughter stands beside me. She is the new girl…again. Exhausted, I’m just as anxious as my daughter. I know I am absorbing her stress, but I can’t stop myself. I am...
I look around the kitchen and want to walk out of the room, leaving the mess for someone else to clean up. I grumble under my breath. “Thanks for leaving me a mess to clean up. Unbelievable.” Anger rushes in. Irritation sparks a flare of temper. Slamming...
Lessons from the life of Jacob. With mistakes fresh in his past and the stolen blessing of his father in his pocket, a young man makes his way through the wilderness. He runs from the wrath of his brother, and each step takes him farther from home. Every mile brings...
The day is cold with a biting bitter wind. I pull my hat down over my ears and rush to keep up with my family. This is our first visit to New York city, and feeling out of place, I stop to look at the display in a store window. I admire the glitz of sleek, empty-eyed...
Part 1 of this story is here. Authenticity is a popular word at the moment. More than trendy, authenticity creates a pathway to love God with our lives. When an insincere lawyer questions Jesus, he has all the right answers when he recites to the Lord, “You...
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