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When I was growing up, ours was on the doorframe between the kitchen and the hall with the red carpet. A vertical trail of penciled dashes and dates that marked the growth of my …
How To Know When To Go
Ants have been known to ruin a picnic or two, but recently they messed up my beach time and flustered my heart. Yeah. I know. God made ants to live on the earth and …
The Problem With Trusting Broken Cisterns
‘Even now,’ declares the LORD, ‘return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and …
Finding God in the Dry of Your Drought
The Old Testament prophet Elijah is a guy I can relate to. God asked him to do and say some difficult things. He also got an all-access pass to the God-Is-Awesome show as he …
How Resistance Can Lead to Strength
My daughter plays competitive volleyball and recently began a specialized resistance plyometric workout called Vertimax training. The actual Vertimax equipment looks rather unimpressive. It’s a sturdy platform that hosts a complicated series of industrial-sized …
Which One Are You?
The words of Jesus pack a punch. His is a powerful and vibrant dialog that brings both tradition and the Law into a new and living light. On a hillside, long ago, Jesus engaged …
You Can Do This!
You can do this. Sometimes we just need to be reminded. I know I do. That day was a whopper. I rose early, worked hard, was intentional, and still felt unproductive. Been there? On …
When Life Seems Broken
The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire. (Nehemiah 1:3, NIV) Nehemiah was the cupbearer to the king of a land far from his home. (Which means …