When I find myself closing our curtains and demanding, in a yelling whisper, that my children stay in the back of the house where nobody...

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and...

With a small group of friends in my home last night, we were sharing “shalom stories” to look at our creation.  In other words, moments...

Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.  This is how we know that we belong to the truth and...

On Saturday, I ended the day absolutely defeated.  I felt utterly condemned by children’s sin, my sinful response to their sin, and my...

Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever.  So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed....

There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not...

How can I love a little guy so much who just yesterday I wanted to send to 6 year old reform school? I just got all choked up and teary...

I’m sure I’ve seen more than once that scene in a movie where two or more friends are hunkered down, breathing hard in a clearly intense...

I just overheard a mom telling her children to shut the “f” up. My first reaction, reasonably, was horror. Then I let Jesus pretty...

A barking dog, a screaming baby and an argumentative six year old boy. Baby poop all over pjs and crib linens, a dog grabbing things to...

The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged....

I remember conversations in high school about God’s will that always included, “Well, I sure hope He doesn’t call me to singleness!” or...

Oh to be back at my computer, in my own home, in my familiar country…its always the little things that makes us smile biggest, isn’t it? ...

So, after I completed my list of complaints, which God graciously hears and understands, He began to redirect my heart. There are, of...

I’ve been in Uganda for three weeks now and, honestly, it feels like I’ve been here for at least a year. Apparently, people at home...

If you’ve ever had a very tiny child try to physically climb into you (picture feet on belly, hands digging in shoulders and head in...

Last week our friend Dan came into town and stayed with us for a couple of nights. Ellie, Chad and I took him to the Y pool. After...

Whatever we want most controls us. I like to think otherwise, that my sense of “the good” or the noble is what I would always choose or...

I’m pretty keyed up these days. The bags under my eyes are growing and the brain cells behind those eyes are slowing down like molecular...