A word from Jesus that settles doubt
“It cannot be that a prophet should perish outside of Jerusalem” (Luke 13:33). If you wonder how believing in someone who lived 2,000…
Building a stronger pro-life cause
January is Sanctity of Human Life month and there is particular optimism on this 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade that the Supreme…
A New Year’s Wish: Bless God with joy
My almost five-year-old grandson was playing nearby and suddenly started running toward me. “I want to hug you,” he said. Jack ran into…
God comes in the unexpected
There was no crib or bassinet, no cushion beneath soft sheets, no soothing lullabies from a bobbing mobile. The bed was a hewn,…
How Jesus restores my joy
Great joy came to the world upon the birth of Jesus, and joy comes back to me when I read the prayer of…
Like-mindedness: The Christian response to DEI
I read the news and I am convinced we have lost our minds. Individuals don’t know whether they are male or female, or…
The extravagance of God
I called them “whirlybirds” when I was young. Now they are weed-seeds. At the end of my rake a potential forest slumbers where…
Watching crickets and learning to know God
Let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice,…
Four conditions to watch while waiting for Jesus
Jesus is coming again. How are you doing with the waiting? If you are anxious, whether eager or uneasy, you are not alone.…
God’s strength training: Wait on the Lord
You may have thought from my last post, On Being Still, that I mean we should become do-nothings—that we should stop in our…