Have you ever watched a movie or read a book that was so true-to-life that you forgot it was fiction? You find yourself relating it to another with an excitement that makes them wonder if it truly took place. The great authors and screenwriters are those who can mix just enough of truth into the … More The Masquerade of Evil
Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.* As my birthday approached, I kept hearing a familiar phrase go through my mind: 55 Alive! Yep, that’s right, I’m the double digits today that bring any semi-aware person to the reality that they’ve finally arrived at an age they only thought possible for … More Number our days
Do you ever wonder what you did before the internet, cell phones, and social media? We must have been terribly bored! My daughter-in-love and I were talking about this today, and the struggles we have in pushing the voices away. We were talking about an author we both liked, and she said that she and her … More An Undivided Heart
It’s fun to watch how social media sites like Facebook reflect what’s happening at any given moment in the lives of your “friends”. The beginning of the school year reveals pictures of children with smiles and new backpacks, while holidays show food and family. The change of seasons bring leaves, flowers or snow. Today my … More Your Rights
Sometimes it take a new generation to clean house. Josiah became king of Judah at the age of eight. Even at a young age, he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, staying true to God when so many before him had failed. When he was 26 years of age, he told … More Lost in the House of God
I received two invitations this week. One was hand-delivered by the father for the wedding of his son. Weddings are always special, as they are full of love and family. They also serve as a reminder of God’s role in the union, as he established the institution that has impacted societies for millennia. Even when … More An Invitation
Sometimes forgetfulness is a blessing in disguise. Today, we looked deeply at a portion of the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6, focusing on the second of the two conditional phrases in that simple prayer. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Jesus is not asking me to pay the price … More When memory leads to sin
The older I get the more I understand the phrase, “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” The choice of following Christ is not to be taken lightly. It’s all too easy to believe in the redemptive work of Jesus on the cross and then live like it doesn’t matter; but in the … More We all need a little exhorting
I’ve worked hard this week, and though I wasn’t sure I had the energy, I was really looking forward to doing something fun with my family. We planned to attend our first-ever National Banana Pudding Festival in Centerville, Tennessee. I had no idea what to expect, but when banana pudding is in the name, it … More The proof’s in the pudding
I have recently finished reading Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton. I’ve heard it quoted all my life, but never took the plunge in reading it. I will tell you, it’s not for the fainthearted. Long paragraphs, no white space, and complex ideas make it a challenge to read, but so worth the effort, for it is … More Born upside down
