Some time ago, I received the following appeal from a friend: "Would you have time to talk with my daughter? I stayed up till 3:00 this morning with her." Continue Reading …
June
I remembered reading about a "dark night of the soul" in college, assuming I knew what it meant. I didn't. But, now I think I do. Continue Reading …
Like a pilot who's trained to avoid spatial disorientation, I had to learn to rely on the instruments God has given so I wouldn't ultimately walk away from Him. Continue Reading …
One night while in the trenches of a lengthy battle with Lyme disease, I sat at home perusing Facebook in an attempt to feel somewhat connected with the world. Continue Reading …
After being married for nineteen years, I had to go back to work. I was torn because I couldn't give 100 percent to both callings . . . Continue Reading …
Pride is like an oozing canker sore in a marriage relationship; it’s always festering, and when it’s bumped, it spews its poison and pulsates with pain. Continue Reading …
In a strange twist of events, my adult son was the one who escorted me to the hospital and stayed by my side through the traumatizing ordeal. Continue Reading …
Today, with less than fifteen years left till I turn sixty-nine, I wish I were a whole lot further along toward these goals. I haven't even come close . . . Continue Reading …
You mean I have to bless that person who is being rude or harsh? I can't give them the "you're an idiot" look? How about that "eye for an eye" principle? Continue Reading …
Does it even make sense that world powers, rulers, dictators, and religions would see Christianity as some kind of threat? Continue Reading …
I guess I've always thought Noah was a really good guy living in a generation when everyone else was really, really bad. Continue Reading …
I don't want Noah to be a sinner! Because somehow it seems if Noah could live righteously in a world gone terribly wrong, then surely so can I. Continue Reading …
When Proverbs tells us "the wise woman builds her home," it obviously doesn't mean we must get hammer and nails and actually construct it. Continue Reading …
To be honest, the fact that Jesus always seemed to make time for others doesn't always sit well with me. Continue Reading …
"Who are you?" This is one of the central questions addressed in Ephesians—the question of our identity. Continue Reading …
This week's Supreme Court decisions on DOMA and Prop 8 are much on my heart, as I'm sure they are on yours. Continue Reading …
July
When I was hired for my first job, my father took me aside to give me an important insight. "Don't expect praise for merely doing what you were hired to do." Continue Reading …
Has your home become little more than a place for everyone to shower and sleep? Jani encourages us to rediscover the rewards of daily connecting as a family. Continue Reading …
Second Chronicles 7:14 has been quoted by many who look at the condition of our culture and long for God to come and "heal our land." Continue Reading …
Would you describe this season of life as The Devastation? Do you sometimes feel like you may not make it across without dropping dead? Continue Reading …
When your friend is facing circumstances that totally paralyze her with fear and she's drowning in a sea of terror, how can you send out a lifeboat of hope? Continue Reading …