We anxiously await the daily text update. The longer it takes, the more our imaginations pull our minds to places we’re trying to avoid. When the text finally comes, it’s …
“My Peace I Leave with You”
I called a friend yesterday. “You free for dinner?” “No,” he said, wheezing. “I have RSV.” “Isn’t that a Bible translation?” He explained. RSV is a respiratory ailment. It’s the …
Learning to Change Your Negative Attitude
Would the people closest to you describe you as a glass-half-full or half empty kind of person? If you put a large dot on a white piece of paper – …
Learning to Sleep in a Storm
We just finished up an intense season where I work. I work at a Church and depending on the time of the year, it can get really busy at times. …
Dealing With Uncertainties – How the Genealogy of Jesus Can Help
What’s weighing on your heart and mind these days? What sorts of doubts and uncertainties are flurrying around you? Perhaps it’s something related to COVID, the supply chain, your work, …
Don’t You Care if We Drown?
It had been a long day of teaching for Jesus. The crowds that had gathered around Him were so large that He had gotten into a boat and taught from …
Fear is Powerful But Not Invincible
Theme of the Week: Freedom From Fear and Anxiety Bible Verse: His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who …
My Child Doesn’t Believe in God. Now What?
7 Things You Can Do How should we respond to our children who don’t believe in God or doubt our Christian faith? My first impulse in responding to people who …
How to Make the Best of the Difficult Days
I have a twelve-year-old daughter and a nine-year-old son, and we have reached that challenging time when animated children’s movies no longer cut it. We are in the transition to …
How To Face Your Fear in a Fear-Filled World
Last summer, I was teaching my youngest son to dive into the pool. He was more than happy to jump in, perform a splash bomb or step in at the …