What is Your Cross to Bear?
It was a common practice in ancient times for a condemned prisoner to carry his own cross to the site of his execution. That’s …
Category: Daily Life with God
Where is God in a Natural Disaster?
My husband and I recently returned from a disaster relief deployment to Vermont where we helped clean up after major flooding. It was farther …
What God Says about Religion
What does the word religious mean to you? The meaning has changed over the years for me. Growing up, I thought of it as …
Is Declaring Independence Always a Good Idea?
Everyone loves freedom. We dream of it. We march for it. We fight wars to secure it. We celebrate it. The fact that it …
An Heir to Chastisements
Imagine with me a bereaved family gathered together in their lawyer’s office. They are grieving the loss of their beloved patriarch. Their eyes are …
What Does God Ask of Us—Perfection or Excellence?
As followers of Christ, we represent him to the world. Therefore, we should do all things well, right? Like he would. Not sloppy or …
My Shifting Views on Christmas
I’ve been doing some thinking about what Christmas—the holiday—is. For most of my life, I have understood it to be the time of year …
Resisting the Itch of Temptation
My leg began itching—maddeningly. My first impulse, of course, was to scratch it. However, I was lying in bed and didn’t want to disturb …
More Vacation Reminders of God
I am sharing a few more vacation experiences from western North Carolina that remind me of God’s presence in my life and of how …
Vacation Reminders of God
Wherever we go, God is present, revealing himself in both subtle and spectacular ways. The recent vacation CW and I took to western North …