I’m different. Not different like odd, which may be true, but it’s not what I’m meaning today. I’m different like changed. In a different...

It was Tanner who quoted the verse in his devotional. The boy towers over the rest of us, eliciting stares and finger-pointing everywhere...

Luke’s quoting Lenny Pepperbottom on social media, which tells me two things. 1. He’s alive. And 2. He’s enjoying his summer out in...

Our friend Andi said something a while back that I’ve been chewing on ever since. She said she doesn’t believe in beauty. She doesn’t...

I’ve been thinking about this more often than not these past couple of weeks. Ever since it came up in the teaching videos we’ve been...

The Dream of God. Three years ago it was the last paper I wrote for my seminary class, just before we made the decision to pursue...

On the day I called, you answered me. You increased my strength of soul. Psalm 138:3 Last week one of the Summit speakers talked about...

It’s the day between Good Friday and Easter. And yesterday, though solemn, really was good. I was at church all day long, setting up and...

A few weeks ago I received a book in the mail, via Amazon. This is not unusual. I may have a teeny little habit that manifests itself in...

The Lord will fight for you. You only need to be still. God whispered these words to my husband during the wee hours of the morning. When...

He said it to me, just outside the bathroom door. Just after boys left for school. “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to...

Years ago our pastor’s daughter, who is also a good friend of mine, decided to join her high school track team. Pastor Randy tells the...

I want to know what love is. It’s the age-old question, and the theme of a gazillion love songs, and it’s the mystery I’m pondering most...

A lot has happened in three years. I was just thinking about this today. Three years ago, in the fall, I was pursuing a life goal. I was...

I have one more wedding thought to ponder before closing the book on this sweet chapter. It was something Kyle said during his reception...

This morning I read something that made me smile. It was part of Joshua’s story, in the Bible. The leader of Israel had been reminding...

I read something this morning that gives language to something I have experienced in recent weeks. An aha in this story, and a gift from...

We baptized a guy at church yesterday. And I’ve probably witnessed hundreds of baptisms over the years, but this one was different. This...

Stepping out of the boat is not the scary part. It’s being in the water. I said this, or something like it, earlier today over coffee. I...

I’ve been re-reading a favorite book. A Praying Life, by Paul Miller. Years ago when I first read it this book resonated with my own...