Nothing helps you realize just how much you don’t know like a child’s questions. The approximately 1,200 daily queries from my ten-and-under set certainly keep me on my toes. If your role in life has brought you anywhere near young children, I’m sure you know what I mean. My kids tend to ask their most…
On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and saw the stone already taken away from the tomb. So she ran and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not…
Just as Christmas celebrations begin to fade from our minds in January and all the ordinary sets in, Lent draws us near as spring approaches. The fast before the feast. Our hefty goals for the new year are now a bit dim, yet our expectations still heavy on our shoulders. If we allow it, Lent—with…
If I don’t recognize the number on the screen when my cell phone rings, I don’t answer. (Of course, I may not answer even if I do recognize it because I’m an introvert, and answering the phone is just awful sometimes. But that is beside the point.) Several weeks ago, though, an unknown number appeared…
For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. (John 1:16 ESV) My four-year-old daughter adores all things sparkly. Like her mama, jewels catch her eye and awaken her senses. Any chance she has, she will reach for my jewelry, carefully adorn her body, and twirl around like the beautiful princess she is….
The small town I grew up in is home to Cathedral Caverns, a natural wonder. The cave invites me to explore with an expansive entrance, the largest among commercial caves. A walk down the one-mile path reveals many feats of nature, including “Goliath,” the world’s largest stalagmite. At the end of that one-mile walk, a…