A few weeks ago I visited my daughter in Ohio and left early one morning while it was still dark and raining. I was in unfamiliar territory and had trouble seeing. Within minutes after departure, I missed the first exit ramp I was supposed to take. I glanced at the GPS as it re-routed me […]
Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill? (Psalm 15:1) Are you interested? The checklist is sandwiched between the first and last verses of Psalm 15. It’s a great list! Here are the standards of the Lord: Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right. […]
The world lost a giant in the faith this week. Ravi Zacharias went to be with Jesus after a swift battle with cancer. I have been teary-eyed for the last several weeks as I prayed for his final days at home. I imagined what it must have been like to say good-bye to his last […]
Some of my friends in other countries are just now entering COVID lockdown, some states in America are opening up in patchwork fashion, and everyone seems to be discussing why God has allowed the COVID-19 pandemic that forced us into our homes for an extended period of time. The most common positive answers I hear […]
Last spring my daughter gifted me with a purple orchid in full bloom. You can see in this photo from a year ago that it was beautiful, but I immediately expressed concern that it would not thrive under my care. I am absolutely terrible at caring for plants! But my dad shared a secret about […]
I keep calendars on the side of the refrigerator for two months at a time. On them are written all the events our family needs to know about in order to make plans. I really enjoy these calendars. Not only are they practical, I have blogged HERE that they provide cause for reflection and praise. […]
Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior. […]
What is your current list of burdens? Finances? Health? Joblessness? Family dynamics that cause the walls of a house to feel like they are closing in? Concern for family members? Wondering about the future? We are burdened as a nation, even more so this week as self-quarantine guidelines lengthen and increase in restriction. How then, […]
COVID-19 has changed all of our lives. Around the globe, each of us has changed our lifestyles based on quarantine measures imposed on us by local or national government decisions, and guidelines offered by organizations like the CDC in America, or the World Health Organization. We have each decided how to respond. Some are taking […]
I must confess I have said a few times this week, “This doesn’t even feel like the United States.” As schools and jobs move online, malls close, and grocery stores empty, life is surreal. Feels a bit like wandering in a wilderness. There aren’t many people who would pick living in the wilderness over living […]
