“I wish I were already a grown-up,” my ten-year-old daughter said. “Then I could actually be all the things I want to be.” She looked out the window of the car, her blue eyes longing to see every dream come true. A chef, a mother, a teacher, Commander in Chief. Her vision for the future…
I am into the fear of God. It seems to neon-light itself at me throughout Scripture. People have turned it into an undesirable emotion, but the fear of God is a good thing. The book of Proverbs loves it. “In the fear of the Lord, there is strong confidence…a place of refuge…a fountain of life,…
Ten years ago next month, I started a new life. When I was fourteen, my mother lay in a tuberculosis sanitarium fighting for her life, while at home her mother died of kidney disease. Thirty-six months later, when I was seventeen, Mom lost her life to kidney disease as well. At twenty-eight, I learned the…
This month holds great anticipation for me. I have patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) waited for a dream to come true. It’s quite the story of waiting on God during a five-year journey of hills and valleys. All the waiting is about to have its reward. Let’s back up to November 2012. It was…
The Glorious Table is delighted to welcome Beth Guckenberger, author of multiple books including the recent Start with Amen: How I Learned to Surrender by Keeping the End in Mind, to the table today with a special mid-week devotional. Have you ever wasted time worrying about something that ended up working out just fine? I…
As a freelance editor for Christian publishers and ministries, I’m blessed to find my work uplifting, interesting, and mostly stress-free. The editing is challenging, but it also allows me to easily focus on God. He’s right there on the page, speaking through the words and stories he puts in the hearts of authors to share…