I consider February a month in which to take stock of our relationships and consider how and whom we love. We take time to focus on Black history. There is our manufactured holiday on the fourteenth, which we hope is centered on love no matter our relationship status. I also think of how Jesus made…
I appreciate the “love” we give February. It’s such a hard month between the renewal of January and the hope of spring in March. If it weren’t for many of the important celebrations assigned, I fear it would be a dreary twenty-eight days to endure. Thankfully, Valentine’s Day does fall smack dab in the middle,…
“So do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs.” (Matt. 10:26-27 NIV) My family of six recently moved…
I’ve lived in sunny places for much of my life, so when I moved to Michigan nine years ago, I had no idea what it would be like to experience a Great Lakes winter. The Midwest is gorgeous in the summer: freshwater lakes for swimming, dense forests for hiking, and long days when the sun…
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” (Ps. 19:1 NIV) I was born and raised in Michigan, where winters are cold and snowy. I remember feeling like Randy from A Christmas Story when I was a child, bundled up in so many thick layers that I could…
“When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.” ~Billy Graham On my personal health journey over the years, a big part of my angst as a Christ-follower was the thought that if I was godly enough, I wouldn’t be struggling so much…