In today’s child-centered age, children and adolescents shine in the spotlight, and parents either play a minor role or act like idiots. On the surface, this is also true of the Old Testament book of
Read moreLook around. It might surprise you how God can use you as a fill-in family member to someone who desperately needs one.
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“Thank you for being a Good Samaritan.” Our pen sickness caused by Covid-19 grew, so my wife and I began searching for places in the great outdoors where we could take our two oldest grandboys
Read moreI haven’t blogged in nearly two months. Not since the pandemic broke out. It seems the most hopeful words I can offer are, “Don’t be stupid.” Followed up by, ”Don’t listen to stupid either.” As
Read moreThe final splay of our tulip is a table top Ferris wheel purple petals wide as a lion’s mane. Flowering jumble in a water jar, the bulb bring life and the stem snipped for the
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Strapping in with other thrill-seekers and launching to soaring heights, the entire park visible from the top. I braced myself for the free fall and gripped the sidebar until my knuckles turned white. But when
Read more“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and
Read moreOur theme for this month is “Peace.” How appropriate is that in the midst of this turmoil? It’s hard to find peace when you’re stuck in your house with kids in school who are expecting
Read moreSome days, we just want to get back to normal. No drama. No surprises. Just ordinary, predictable routines and foreseeable outcomes. As I sipped hot tea with my Bible on my lap, the uncertainty around
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Thursday, June 14, 7:15 a.m. The storm has turned the highway into a river. White-knuckled and blinded by the pounding rain on my windshield, I want to be anywhere but here. I pray for the
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