April 20, 2024 was the birthday of my brother, Dan. He would have turned 61. For those that have followed my posts for any length of time, Dan died from a motorcycle accident in 1986. God used the grief I suffered from his death to force me to be honest about the games I […]
Last week as I was driving to a hair appointment, a guy driving an SUV honked his horn from behind me before speeding around me as he used an angry hand gesture. Lovely (I write with sarcasm) What the “honker” does not know is that about a mile prior, I found myself behind a dump […]
In the famous story about Jesus feeding the multitudes with just some loaves and fish, a secret is revealed that applies to all of life’s circumstances. Let’s take a look at the account as reported in Luke, chapter 9. What was the problem? 5,000 men — along with women and children — were hungry and […]
Happy Easter, everyone! Because of today, we know Jesus can conquer death, so we know eternal life is real. Our faith in the existence of heaven is not in vain. Because of today, we know Jesus really is the Son of God, so we know the blood shed for the forgiveness of our sins on […]
On this Good Friday, I am sharing something that I learned this year from a Knowing Faith podcast that stuck with me. The point is a bit academic, but I think we can take some time to consider something more deeply on this sober day when our Savior shed his blood for the forgiveness of […]
As children of God, we have two families, each connected by blood. Our earthly family consists of people with whom we are blood related — parents, children, aunts and uncles, cousins and grandparents. Our heavenly family is also determined by a bloodline — the blood of Jesus Christ. God is the Father of our Lord […]
It is rare that this blog publishes on St. Patrick’s day! I have checked my blog history and noted that although I mention St. Patrick’s day every year during the week of March 17 in my photo descriptions, I have never written about St. Patrick in the blog content. St. Patrick — an appetite for […]
The Bible encourages us to pray about all things and all people. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. (Philippians 4:6) My prayer times are filled to the brim with my concerns about people — the people who aren’t doing well. […]
Is the whole world a mess? No. In Paul’s introduction in Colossians 1, these words recently jumped off the page and delighted my heart. It’s as if Paul couldn’t help himself. He had to cram this truth in! I hope this truth delights your heart too. Of this [the hope laid up for you in […]
In the early hours of Thursday, February 23, I said to my adult daughter as we each left the house for the day, “Let’s stay in touch via short texts about each other’s whereabouts!” Little did I know that soon after I said those words, the AT&T network would go down for several hours for […]
