“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.” (1 Peter 5:6) Princess makes an effective alarm clock, but not a very pleasant one. We have a mat in our garage decorated with a dachshund and the phrase, “Caution: Dog Cannot Hold Its…

“Peter came to him and asked, 'Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?''No, not seven times,' Jesus replied, 'but seventy times seven!'”                                                   (Matthew 18:21-22) The other day my husband asked me to check into airfare for a few of our kids, so they could…

"God showed his great love for us by sending Christ todie for us while we were still sinners." (Romans 5:8) Todd and Katie were at a family church camp in Arkansas this summer when their son nearly died. Kevin was playing with his friend near a swiftly-flowing creek. His friend's…

"He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.(Isaiah 53:3) My father died on my sixth birthday. Leukemia. I soon found that I had lost my mom as…

"No one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the winewill burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and the skin as well; but one puts new wine into fresh wineskins." (Mark 2:22) Shortly before the Berlin wall toppled, I was performing my one-man show in East Germany. The…

"And so, my children, listen to me, for all my ways are joyful." (Proverbs 8:32) Anyone who owns a dog knows that they can often run. Some bolt any time the door opens, some stray too far when on a walk, and some get distracted by natural distractions, like other…

"But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit."(2 Corinthians 3:18) Julia questioned the quality of her faith. She saw others who were comfortable doing and…

“For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.” (Proverbs 2:6, ESV) Skating is a great teacher for discovering spiritual faith, because one of the first things you learn as a skater is that you can’t do it alone. You need a coach you respect and trust, who speaks your…

“…that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called youout of darkness into His marvelous light…” (1 Peter 2:9b) After many years of living in the homosexual lifestyle, I was drawn to faith in Christ through the persistent love of a group of believers. The transformation I experienced is…

“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for thekingdom of God belongs to such as these.” (Mark 10:14) The art of innocence is lost to most in our generation. And it’s easy to see why. Our fathers abandoned us; our childhood years were all too…