Sometimes when we step out in faith, an unexpected turn of events knocks us off our feet. I remember watching my one-year-old granddaughter as she took her first tottering steps. Using every ounce of strength, she pulled herself up and gripped the edge of the coffee table with her soft little hands. She moved one…
We recently adopted a four-month-old Bernedoodle named Khana. She is the sweetest ball of fluff, and her presence has brought a lot of joy to our family. Even though she had little human interaction before joining our family, bonding and training has been a smooth process. That is, except for crate training. For the first…
As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed. One of them, when…
I’m about to celebrate twenty years of service with my employer. That’s just a wee bit longer than the median employee tenure in the US, which is just over four years. I’ve been thinking about this occasion for a few months, and while it brings up many memories, mostly it makes me think of faithfulness….
When tragedy devastates the landscape of our lives, where can we find hope? Recently, while traveling in Alaska, I rode past an area that had been ravaged by wildfire. The spruce trees that once dominated the landscape had been reduced to charred skeletons. But the sight that kept my camera clicking was the beautiful blanket…
My two oldest kids are in ninth and seventh grade, so they can both attend the high school ministry at our church. One of them is not super keen on this activity, but I think it’s important to connect with other kids your age that share your faith. so I want him to at least…