May 31, 2020 | Faith, fear, Forgiveness, Grief, Hope, Life, love, peace, trust, warfare
I walked by this park bench in Knoxville, Tennessee, Friday morning. Tennis shoes and socks sat abandoned, as if the owner had decided he’d had enough. “Walk a mile in me,” they whispered. But as I stood there wondering why in the world anyone would...
Feb 13, 2019 | Doubt, Faith, faith, Grief, Hope, Jesus, Joy, love, peace, spiritual, storm, trust, warfare
He appeared for the very first time in Old Testament history a few chapters ago. Seemingly out of nowhere, Moses calls Joshua to battle saying, “Select some men for us and go fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with God’s staff in my...
Jan 30, 2019 | Bible, Doubt, Faith, Family, fear, Grief, Hope, Joy, Life, love, making hard decisions, peace, Rest, roots, spiritual
My new chronological Bible changes things up. Interrupts history with the pain-filled story of Job. Slips it right in between the death of Joseph and the arrival of Moses. Uninvited. Leaving us on the edge of our seat as Joseph dies and the Israelites are left alone...
Jan 19, 2019 | Bible, Grief, Hope, Jesus, Joy, Life, love, making hard decisions, Marriage, spiritual
This isn’t anything new. Men longing to be their best. But not making “the cut.” Literally. Joseph’s brothers felt the daily pain of falling short in the eyes of their father. And decided to take matters into their own hands. Remove the son who...
Nov 6, 2018 | Bible, Faith, Grief, Hope, Joy, Life, love, spiritual, trust
I hear the men working right outside my window as I type. Faint voices floating softly just above the sound of old asphalt being busted apart then scooped into a big truck. ________________________ Bits and pieces of our family story are imprinted on the piles of...
Mar 26, 2018 | Bible, Faith, Grief, Hope, Jesus, Joy, Life, love, spiritual, trust
I won’t deny it. There’s beauty in every winter snow…… even when it falls in spring. The calendar can’t control its arrival any more than we can. And with world-hushing power, it has a way of uniting all creation under its blanket....