It’s hard to have imagined a year ago all that we would be facing in spring 2020. Having family home full-time, I have enjoyed more meals together around the table,…
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Like many of you, I’ve asked God for several Januarys to guide me to a word of the year. What does God want to work in my heart this year?…
Facing a new year always seems to be a good time to think about the previous year and what God wants for me in the next. I wrote this at…
I’m looking forward to a short trip next week with some lifelong friends who are very dear to me. I have wonderful memories of our years of friendship at school,…
Let’s truly lament as the church in America. We are divided as a country and as God’s people. Disastrous storms and droughts plague our land. People are hurting and helpless….
Too often we Christians are isolated in our own little groups and insulated from other perspectives even within the church. Just as inbreeding in animals and humans leads to decreased…
Last week we traveled to the Big Bend area of Texas—far, far west of our home in DFW on the border of Mexico. Although we lived in West Texas a…
I’ve been disturbed by the trend to disagree without unity within the body of Christ, not only in this putrid political climate but also within churches. Belittling Christians who don’t…
Before my older child was born, I received a book at my baby shower. Although after all these years I can’t tell you its name, of the tips and ideas…
As I looked at Facebook not too long ago, I noticed that a few longtime friends had gathered at a party. It wasn’t a party that I would have expected…
