Growing up, I was captivated by vending machines. Push a few buttons, insert some quarters, and seconds later, the requested treat would appear. To my six-year-old mind, it was like magic. Though I rarely had the opportunity to use one, whenever I did, I would stand in front of the machine for long minutes, wide-eyed,…
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. (Colossians 3:23–24 ESV) The blinking cursor on the mostly empty document seemed to stare me down. I wrote a few (terrible) sentences, and then I promptly highlighted and deleted…
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5–6 NIV) How do you trust in God with all your heart? I think it’s choosing to believe that he has his best in mind…
Okay, I’ll admit it: housekeeping is not really my thing. Don’t get me wrong. I like a clean house as much as the next person, but as an author I much prefer to spend time in imaginary worlds rather than the (sometimes) dusty real one. And I’m okay with that. What’s more, so is my…
Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. (James 5:7–8 ESV) Winter…
Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather…