I think my favorite line in the movie The Nativity was when Joseph looked at the baby Jesus and then to Mary and asked, “I wonder if I will be able to teach him anything.”
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Finding Balance
“Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus” (Mark 10:50 NIV). “Jump! I’ll catch you.” From early childhood, when I heard those words, I usually jumped. Was I scared? Often,
Read moreNew Things to Come

The end of all things old… Each new day signifies a fresh start—the end of all things old. We step away from past sorrows, failures, and disappointments to embrace the hope of a brighter perspective
Read moreLove Can Change Your World (and You!)
I was broken. Used and abused. Taken advantage of. Embarrassed and ashamed. Unlovely and unloved. Then I met him, and my life changed. So did my attitude, my outlook, and my self-confidence. He told me
Read moreResponding to God’s Love

We use the word “love” to describe many affections. We can love things like ice cream, dogs, cats, signature clothes, beautiful homes, and our favorite color. Love can also be used to describe the emotions
Read moreA Hard-Learned Lesson
“Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you” (Proverbs 2:11 NIV). Head down, shoulders shaking, and tears flowing, this was not the Uncle Leonard we knew. Years of poor choices still showed in the
Read more“One Anothering”. . . Again
“I can worship God in the deer woods just as good as I can at church.” “There is nothing more peaceful than being on my hands and knees in my flowerbed. I can sense God’s
Read moreI Don’t Like Christmas!
“I don’t like Christmas.” When my seven-year-old son said those words, I was floored. I didn’t know how to answer him. Who doesn’t like Christmas? With family visits, fabulous food, and giving and receiving gifts,
Read moreWhat’s the Point?
Three millenniums later, we walk this earth to live out the same objective as David. To faithfully serve God’s purposes (not ours) in our own circle of influence, for this generation – for the glory of God.
Read moreLessons From a Broken Doorknob
There’s something about community or interdependence that we miss when think we should be able to do life by ourselves.
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