A Lesson From a Puppy: Training Our Hearts to Look Upon Jesus
“Hobbes, look!” I command my 8-month-old labradoodle. I clutch a small dog treat in my right hand and move my hand to my upper cheek, just below my eye.…
Be Intentional about the Little Things
The more I learned, the more I wished Jenny and I could enjoy a long walk filled with conversations about Jesus and…
A Life Well-Rooted
“When we engage both lament and gratitude, then each becomes stronger and truer.”1 Several friends drove out to the …
Can’t See Behind the Scenes
Movies are a part of life in our culture. We look forward to them. We criticize them. We watch some over and over again. We even…
Mesquite Trees
Unlike invasive tumbleweeds (discussed yesterday), mesquite trees had grown in the Southwest for about 3000 years before…
Tumbleweeds
God often uses analogies and metaphors to teach His people truths He wants us to remember. Scripture is filled with…
Unconquered
I can think of few sadder words written in English than those of William Ernest Henley penned in the poem that another later.…
“I Can Do It Myself”
When I was about three years old, there was a TV commercial with a little girl not much older than I was. The product it was.…
Deeply Rooted
One of the fun parts of writing Daily Treasure is introducing you to our What She Said! guest writers. In this series, we have a mix of return writers and.…
An Answer to Jesus’ Prayer
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…
A Building of Living Stones
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…
You Have Been Brought Near
You who were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. That is good news! No longer are we foreigners without…
Not Easily Tossed or Blown
On October 3rd, 2017, waves came for our family when our son, Clary, a freshman at Clemson University, was in a serious car…
Interlock, Overlap and Fit Together
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 for…
Dear Future Me: on regret, memory, and keeping the record straight.
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…
“Wake Up, Jesus!”
In Matthew 8, an exhausted Jesus climbs into a boat with his disciples and immediately falls asleep. The disciples are expecting…
