This year’s resolutions are too often last year’s reframed regrets.Think about your list. Do the items look vaguely familiar? A survey showed the most popular include: lose weight, exercise more,... Read More
The smallest gesture of kindness can refresh someone’s soul. While waiting for assistance recently, a young adult with a developmental disability suddenly announced to me, “My daddy just died from... Read More
It is so easy to read the Christmas story, year after year, and not see anything new. But the other day I took the time to read the footnotes in... Read More
Christmas. Just that one word can evoke images, feelings, and memories as unique and varied as the individuals that have them. Time honored traditions, the presence of family, beautiful decorations,... Read More
Although Advent is not formally observed by every Christian church, we all do things to prepare for Christmas. Yes, I definitely decorate my house the weekend after Thanksgiving! But this... Read More
I am thankful. Thank-filled. Thankful, not because of rightness in this world. It is not. Not because it will get better. It might not. Thankful, thank-filled, because my hope rests... Read More
“Word” is an interesting word. It looks like “cord” and “ford”, but it rhymes with “bird” and “third”. My mother loved words in all their many idiosyncrasies. She loved the... Read More
Living in times of contention and division, we crave guidelines for navigating the murky waters of the world. These are revealed in the truths of Scripture. God knew His people... Read More
At summer’s end, many of us found ourselves sending off our children into one of the innumerable “firsts” of their lives: kindergarten, middle or high school, college, or a first... Read More
I remember my father saying “I love a buttermilk sky” while admiring a scenic view of puffy little clouds. By fourth grade I’d discovered there was no official “buttermilk sky"... Read More