When I was in eighth grade, my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer that had spread to her lymph nodes. This came as a shock to my family and me. We couldn't understand how my forty-one-year-old mom, a swim instructor and gym teacher, the picture of health...

The thought of home brings happy memories for me. As a student in seminary, it meant boarding a train in London for the five-hour trip north to Glasgow, then on to Ayr on the west coast. After I moved to America, it meant...

When hope replaces pessimism, all aspects of our attitudes change, like the sun rising and flooding a landscape with color. One of those changes comes in the area of...

As we step into a brand new year, my heart is filled with gratitude, hope, and expectancy for all that the Lord has in store for us. I believe we’ve all experienced the highs and lows of life, and through it all...

It is the time of year when we often hear the phrase, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom He is pleased!” The angels declared this when they appeared...

Try a quick exercise with me. Take a dime. Hold the dime between your index finger and thumb. Now, stretch your arm out as far as you can. You can still see...

The Spirit of Jesus sets people – people just like you and me – free. Wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. The Spirit of the Lord is in you and in me. Holy Spirit people are free people. Free from everything that has tried to...