Today’s Treasure is one of my favorite Scriptures. When there are no other answers, there is the promise of His presence and He wants us to trust...
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On an ordinary day in August, our son went for a routine sinus Cat-scan; that same day we learned that my father-in-law would need open heart...
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Four days after our son’s first MRI, we sat in an exam room, waiting to meet the neurosurgeon who would perform his brain surgery. As the...
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On the first day of August, I had jotted a note in my prayer journal under our son’s name: “humility and gratitude.” It’s not that he isn’t...
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One day, in the waiting room of my Dad’s oncologist, I happened to sit next to an (annoying) angel. The very word angel in the Greek indicates...
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As I waited in a dimly-lit hospital hallway for our son to finish his first MRI—the one that followed the incidental discovery of a “something”...
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Every one of us has or will experience medical waiting rooms throughout our lives. These challenging moments that can stretch into hours, days and...
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In John 17, our groom, Jesus, prayed for His bride, the people of God, the church. He prayed this prayer right before He was arrested...
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God graciously gives us pictures in His Word that help us understand this interdependent living grounded in the truth that He calls us to. We begin to...
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Yesterday we talked about being built as living stones into a holy temple, a dwelling where God lives by His Spirit....
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In both of these passages, we read that we as “living stones” are being built – it’s a present, continuous process. In a culture of instant gratification, we ...
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You who were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. That is good news! No longer are we foreigners without hope...
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On October 3rd, 2017, waves came for our family when our son, Clary, a freshman at Clemson University, was in a serious car...
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I wish I could attend the Bible studies taught by this week’s Guest Writer, Paula Miles. I first heard Paula speak at a women’s conference. Her passion...
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Tonight {if all goes well, and really, who am I kidding…} I will rock my three year old and put her into the crib for the last time, as tomorrow we will...
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In Matthew 8, an exhausted Jesus climbs into a boat with his disciples and immediately falls asleep. The disciples are expecting a calm trip—they are used...
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God is gracious and merciful, and he didn’t allow me to stay there for long. He used a small group to reveal my sin patterns, and to cause me to grieve the lost months (years?), and to...
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A few years ago, a light bulb went on in my marriage. While on a weekend getaway with some couple friends, we were asked: “What have your biggest ...
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We have a Savior who is as much coming as he is come. The beautiful yet sometimes excruciating tension of the “now and not yet” can cause us to stumble...
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I might not labor or spin, but I sure do know how to worry. I can fret with the best of them—I can spin possible negative outcomes...
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