Living just four blocks down the street from my best friend made it easy to share clothes, secrets, and families. We could be found within a close radius of her backyard pool most summer days. The rhythm of our summer days revolved around Gretchen’s dad’s third-shift work schedule. During the morning hours, the house needed…
We have a cat who has some dog-like tendencies. She greets us at the door when we arrive home. She plays fetch with her favorite milk-cap-on-a-string toy. She escapes outside, and she sits next to us as we eat dinner. But my favorite trait is the way she appears from seemingly nowhere when I reach…
My ten-year-old son is a rule follower. The world is very black-and-white in his young mind. There are good guys and there are bad guys, and there is a big difference between the two. Not only does he not know the word “nuance,” he cannot comprehend that people cannot be sorted into only two categories….
I’m a big fan of Sherlock Holmes. I first fell in love with the series in an unconventional place, when Data from Star Trek solved mysteries on the holodeck of the Starship Enterprise (catching my geeky vibes yet?). I was then later enthralled, shocked, and thoroughly amused by the more modern version starring the ever-quirky…
My mother passed away in 2017. She was one of the most faithful individuals I’ve ever known. She always loved Jesus, but her faith intensified when God brought her through a bout of brain cancer in 1980. She shared her story with many, and she always gave God full credit for her healing. If I…
Throughout the Old Testament, the Israelites faced many adversaries. When Joshua was close to the end of his life, he warned the Israelites that the land of the Philistines was one of the areas they still needed to defeat (Josh. 13:1–3). Because the Philistines were not completely removed as God had commanded, Israel faced them…