The Moments We Don’t Capture with Pictures

Some moments of motherhood are amazing. Beyond amazing. Blessed treasures of sheer joy.   Then there are other moments. The ones where we feel like a complete failure as a mom. I have them. I suspect you do too.   The...

“As a man thinks in his heart so is he” -Prov. 23:7

An American poet once penned these words:  “ A man is what he thinks about all day…”   Consistently spoken words have the inherent potential of becoming thoughts that later affect out emotions, decisions and actions....

Something God Can’t Do

“So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie,...

Building Fences or Digging Wells?

Not too long ago, I was visiting my father, who lives on a small farm. One night about eleven-thirty, as we were getting ready for bed, there was a knock at the door. As the door was opened, the person before us skipped...

Who Told You That?

Let me first start by saying that we’ve all messed up.  We have. Not one of you reading this can say that you’re perfect.  I’m certainly not. This goes all the way back to the beginning.  You know the story.  In Genesis...

Have you SEEN a Mustard Seed?

  When I was in 9th grade, I asked my parents for a study Bible. I wanted something big, hefty, with annotations and a concordance: something I could explore and mark up. I received the Bible as an Easter gift in 2000 (this...

Worth Following

John 13: 4 so he (Jesus) got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. 5 After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel...

Mirrors

  Every person has an image of themselves. We all see ourselves in a certain way.  Our self image is like a self-portrait.  It has been formulated by several factors such as how we see ourselves, how others see us, and how...

The Joy of Confession

Any Catholics out there?  Do you remember your “First Confession”?  Kinda’ strange, right?  I remember walking into the room, staring at my shuffling feet, while trying to recall all the bad stuff I’d done...

If Only…

      There was a time when after our first child that my wife and I had numerous miscarriages. We didn’t understand why this was happening. I was hurt. I was angry. I was sad for my wife. I was confused....