Happy Every Day
Even though CW and I had exchanged New Year acknowledgements at midnight, just before he dropped into bed, I greeted him the next morning …
Thoughts Too Numerous to Count
I received a Christmas email from a friend who lives in another state. Anita and I attended the same church before she moved away. …
Where is God When the Sky Turns Dark?
The crisp leaves swirled on the sidewalk ahead of me. I was bundled up against the chilly 40-something temperature. When the icy wind wasn’t …
What Thankfulness Looks Like in the Life of Jesus
You probably recently enjoyed a Thanksgiving gathering with family and maybe some friends. It might have been a small group or one that nearly …
Always Be Prepared to Give an Answer
All around the fire engine, red and white lights flashed a lively dance. I couldn’t miss them as I walked by a lot in …
Unafraid: Trusting God in an Unsafe World
In May of 1978, a fellow classmate calmly walked into Susie Davis’s eighth-grade Austin, Texas, classroom with a rifle and murdered her beloved English …
Moving Forward While Stepping Back into My High School Reunion
Earlier this month, I attended my 50th + 1 high school reunion (canceled last year due to COVID-19). School reunions can be traumatic events, …
Listening for the Gentle Whisper
My mind is often a whirlwind of tangled thoughts. Scenarios of past events and imagined things that may never even happen loop endlessly, gaining …
Blue Antiqued Furniture and a Birchbark Canoe
God sometimes answers prayers that seem unimportant in the big picture of our lives. But he has his reasons, and they often exceed our …
Like the Tree Planted by Streams of Water
Trees must hold considerable significance for God because they are mentioned all through the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. They served as markers on …