“After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who…
At a prayer chapel on top of a hillside in Redding, California, I sat on the grass overlooking the city just one year after a raging fire swept through, destroying everything in its path. The Carr Fire jumped the Sacramento River, blew through three counties, and took more than a month to contain. Over a…
My history with the church is a bit complicated. I was raised Lutheran and attended church faithfully for most of my childhood. In high school, though, waitressing on Sunday mornings took precedence, and my church attendance transitioned to more of a Christmas and Easter model. After many years, I began searching again and initially found…
Moreover, he said to me, “Son of man, all my words that I shall speak to you receive in your heart, and hear with your ears. And go to the exiles, to your people, and speak to them and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God,’ whether they hear or refuse to hear.” (Ezek….
How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! (Psalm 133:1 NIV) There we were, the body of Christ, beautifully diverse, lifting our voices in one chorus to the heavens. I remember the moment like it was yesterday. We had been living in Shanghai for a few months when my husband…
Dear adult child, I know, I know. You’re an adult. It happened at age eighteen or so. But you will always be somebody’s child. Maybe you realize that all too well because your parents drive you crazy! No matter what you say, no matter how you pray, no matter how you confront them in love,…