Mar 8, 2013 | Faith
Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and...
Mar 7, 2013 | Faith
If you haven’t heard of the Harlem Shake, you’re probably not spending very much time around teenagers. I only heard of it about three weeks ago, even though I have a teenager living in my home. Last night, the college kids who help at our church...
Mar 6, 2013 | Faith
It’s no secret that grief has placed me on quite a spiritual journey — A search for meaning in this crazy thing called life that taunts us with happy moments and then knocks us down with brutal blows. I wrestle with God often, begging for a blessing before...
Mar 5, 2013 | Faith
His hat caught my eye. “Nick’s hat…..” That’s immediately what flashed through my mind as I saw him clinging to his mommy not wanting to enter the school. I stopped because I knew she was struggling too. I could see the tears in her eyes....
Mar 4, 2013 | Faith
Friday, I asked for prayer for a big decision I had to make. I referred to a Scripture I long to live out, the desire to “run and not grow weary, walk and not faint,” realizing that this passage first tells me I must “wait upon the Lord.” So, I...
Mar 1, 2013 | Faith
It’s one of those mornings when every time I go to write, I pause. My fingers sit over the keys, and I realize, “I’ve got nothin’.” I go back to Scripture thinking God will speak from something I have read today, but I know it’s not...
Feb 28, 2013 | Faith
It’s hard to move on to the next day when the last day was a hard one. It’s hard to take the next step when the last few have been painful. Like a child trying to make it across a hot, sandy beach barefoot and exposed, we must walk gently into the next few...
Feb 27, 2013 | Faith
Johnny’s mom exemplifies a parent whose priorities in life leave her with no regrets in her grief. Her words to me last night in the visitation line were precious, “He was a gift. I have no regrets.” What mom doesn’t want to have those words...
Feb 26, 2013 | Faith
I’ve stumbled over words and thoughts this morning as I’ve moved through my daily routine. Reading in the Old Testament about God’s love for the Israelites and His desire for them to constantly draw near to Him, Then moving on to the book of James...
Feb 25, 2013 | Faith
Everyone in our community can probably remember exactly where they were when they heard the news about the car accident this weekend. I was in my living room talking to one of Olivia’s friends, waiting for her to come downstairs to leave for a friend’s...