What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:9 ESV) I am an Instagram junkie. I particularly enjoy scrolling through photos and videos of talented artists creating beautifully intricate watercolor paintings and calligraphy designs in their sketchbooks, canvases, or…
Twenty years ago, I walked an indoor track with a woman from my church. Dotsey was an older, wiser soul with whom I had formed a friendship and from whom I had learned much. She told me, “I’m taking Chinese courses at the local community college. I love learning. God just keeps teaching me new…
I will never forget the moment I walked in to find my mother had taken her last breath. I stopped in my tracks on the nursing home’s linoleum floor, asking my father, who was right behind me, “Is she dead?” Slowly, I backed away, up against the wall across from her bed, as I stared…
Like many parents, I worry about my children’s exposure to media content. I carefully monitor their online searches. I read reviews of movies and television shows before allowing them to view them. I try to read books before I pass them along to my young readers. To keep unwholesome talk from their ears, I keep…
Community is a buzzword in this generation’s Christian church. However, I believe that’s for an important reason. We were made to live in community. The first church in the Book of Acts was a community. We were created to be with others, not alone. Our creator put a craving for community and belonging within each…
“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” ~Joseph Campbell My oldest son went on a reading binge during Christmas break this year. In the course of a week, he traveled through time and space to fictional lands with heroes like the Igiby children in Andrew Peterson’s…