Sunday, February 28, 2021
So is it perfect obedience or is it our faith that makes us God’s children? A girl in my preschool class sat crying at the bottom of the slide. I asked her what was wrong, but she wouldn’t say. Across the playground, my teaching assistant spoke to her gr….(View...
Saturday, February 27, 2021
When my sisters and I were young, our mother punished us for fighting by making us sit on the couch and hold hands for hours (or maybe it was ten minutes). We squirmed and glared. We muttered, “Mom is so mean.” We bonded together against our perceived co….(View...
Friday, February 26, 2021
When I read Moses’ question about God’s requirements answered with the word only followed by: fear God, walk with God, love God, and serve God with all your heart and soul, I think, “Oh, that’s ALL? Those are the only requirements?!” ….(View this reading and...
Thursday, February 25, 2021
In our small, high-desert town, my siblings and I often spent whole nights in the backyard under deep, dark skies filled with unimaginably brilliant stars. At fifteen, while attending a revival service, I suddenly felt God’s presence overtake me. No wor….(View...
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Abide is a seldom-used word. In most contexts, it means to live or stay or remain. How can we remain in Christ’s love? One simple approach is to sit comfortably, close your eyes, and slowly and prayerfully repeat these words from Psalm 46:10 like this:….(View...
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
For thirty years, I was married to a home builder who smoothed concrete, swung a hammer, and raised walls. We used to laugh when friends said they were “building a house” when they really meant signing a contract and picking out paint, tile, and carpet for a home...
Monday, February 22, 2021
At age five, I asked my older brother what infinity meant. He said it meant “to go on forever.” I looked in the bathroom medicine cabinet mirror and saw myself reflected over and over again. Where would it end? Was infinity in there? I puzzled over it. I asked more...
