When we think of Advent—the season of waiting for Jesus—we often think of celebration, a growing excitement as we get closer to Christmas Day. We fill our evenings with twinkling lights, warm drinks, and holiday movies. We spend time with those we love and think of ways we can give to others. I love all…
“Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story– those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, those he gathered from the lands, from east to west, from north and south.” (Ps. 107:2-3 NIV) The longer I live, love, read, explore, and dig deeper into the things that make my heart sing or cry,…
When Moses descended from Mount Sinai—with the two tablets of the testimony in his hands as he descended the mountain—he did not realize that the skin of his face shone as a result of his speaking with the Lord. When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face shone! They were…
“Your worship must engage your spirit in the pursuit of truth.” (John 4:23 MSG) The Woman at the Well. She is a familiar New Testament character. Jesus met her by a well on his way to Galilee. He, a Jew, asked her, a Samaritan, for a drink of water. He offered her “living water,” knew…
As one of the twelve disciples, Peter had a front-row seat for Jesus’s three-year ministry on earth. Peter witnessed amazing miracles and even participated in some. His growth curve was steep, and in many cases, Peter’s personality was his biggest roadblock to his ability to understand what Jesus was teaching him. Peter seems impulsive at…
My husband and I both have public-ish lives. By this, I mean that we are small potatoes public figures, he as a small-town football coach and me as an author/speaker. Even with these minimal platforms, we can encounter some surprising impressions among people who know only our public personas rather than our daily, regular ones….