Fields being harvested remind me of both abundance and dependence. The drying grain is collected by a combine, which separates it from the chaff. The grain p...

Children today are facing giants and they need to know where to find courage. The story of David and Goliath has inspired generations.

Viral videos were before Paul’s day. Stories traveled. Imagine the shock when people heard he went from persecuting Christ-followers to becoming one! Imagine...

Holding the umbrella low over my head I hoped no one would notice I was a foreigner. I couldn’t see far in front of me, but I didn’t expect to be stared at i...

Sometimes we are just looking for a moment of peace, a place where we find stillness. Perhaps we find a little but it vanishes...

Separation hurts. We can feel hopeless when alone. Being reunited and in a healthy relationship is comforting...

The sad state of this plant wasn’t meant to be a visual object lesson, but the shriveled leaf speaks volumes. Plant and hymn combine ...

The past is filled with regrets, sins, and death. The future is filled with life. How is that possible? Only through Jesus!

In order to look at verses twenty through the end of Ephesians one, we’ll need to look back a bit farther. Ephesians 1:19-23 says: “19 and what is the immeas...

Like a little girl with a hammer looking at an unfinished house and being intimidated by the task, I seem to stand before problems...

“For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembe...

In our changing, unpredictable lives there are many questions. How do we know something is sure? I have concerned emails in my inbox, as I’m sure you do as w...

There have been lies told so deep inside of us that we cannot seem to get them out. But the truth is there still...

Believe it or not, there was a driveway here just hours before this photograph was taken. Falling snow had stopped the day before, but the blowing wind move...

Songs captured in our thoughts replay again though they aren’t audible (unless we happen to sing and hum along). Sometimes I pull up a song so I can hear how...

The threads of being chosen and being adopted intertwine. Being adopted is exciting. There’s completion to it. The waiting is over...

The word blessed has so many implications. We see it on wall art, t-shirts, and coffee mugs. If I’m honest with myself, I question if I am blessed, I wonder ...

Grace. Our English word can have various meanings...

If I’m going to work in the garden, I wear rubber boots. I wanted to begin this with the idea that we try to put on clothing, including shoes, to prepare our...

Have you ever been a part of a choir or a band? There is something wonderful about learning the same song.