“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (John 10:10 NIV) I have a love/hate relationship with this verse. I love the promise it makes and the loving intent of a Savior who would generously offer so much. I hate my intermittent inability to believe it. A scarcity mindset has…
“The basis of world peace is the teaching which runs through almost all the great religions of the world. Love thy neighbor as thyself. Christ, some of the other great Jewish teachers, Buddha, all preached it. Their followers forgot it. What is the trouble between capital and labor, what is the trouble in many of…
It was nearing the end of the school year for my older children. Every afternoon, as I heard the brakes of the yellow school bus screech on the street outside, I pause to watch my children file through the front door, dropping book bags and throwing off sneakers on their way into the house. I…
My husband’s grandma, affectionately known as Grandma Kate, gave us a box of her things every time we went to visit her. Mixed in with practical items from her Michigan farmhouse were decorative trinkets. The trinkets were the kind that are endearing at Grandma’s house but weird anywhere else. However, we happily accepted her possessions…
I recently succumbed to the flu, and for several days, all I could do was stay horizontal on my couch or bed while the aches, fever, and general dis-ease ran its course through my body. Any time I become that sick, I inevitably reach the point of wondering if I will ever feel normal, right,…
“He will cover you with his feathers; you will take refuge under his wings. His faithfulness will be a protective shield.” (Psalm 91:4 NIV) In January, the general consensus on the internet seemed to be that winter felt like it was taking forever—and not in a good way. In addition to several dreary, rainy, and…