“It really should be one of the categories,” she laughed, “one for boys and one for girls. Yes!”  The snickering group of teenagers was...

As the tears streamed down her face, I recognized the struggle. Grace deficit hyperactivity disorder. I suffered from it for years, so...

It's either odd or trite depending on your perspective, but the heat of summer gets me thinking of the dead of winter. July stirs...

She was easy to talk to and engaging. Unlike many teens I work with, it didn’t take long for us to get to the crux of her problem--a...

“FOR IT IS GOD WHO WORKS IN YOU TO WILL AND ACT ACCORDING TO HIS GOOD PURPOSE.” PHIL 2:13 Essential to a walk of faith is the ability to...

I love to redecorate–to create new beauty gives me much joy.  So when my schedule recently opened up a bit, my creative juices began...

When I was a little girl, I often had to go to bed early. The reasons behind this mandate seemed somewhat questionable to me, but I...

Abraham must have quivered at such an inconceivable command. Take your son, the son of the great promise, to the top of a mountain and...

“After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. When he...

"Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. After leaving...

Last week, while observing in a K4 class, one of the littles turned his face my direction. I know this particular class personally, as I...

Lately, I 've been pondering voices. Internal voices, that is, voices that speak to us when we least expect it and don't want to hear...

For so many, 2020 was the year of COVID frustrations, dilemmas, and cancellations. Yep, me too. But it will go down in my memory bank...

Sorry for the all caps, but that word really gets to me. It is a word for modern poets--a word that screams complexity and nuance....

Therefore, since through God's mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we...

As we move into a new phase in the COVID 19 crisis, God’s Word is a comfort and guide. How do we walk in faith as normal life resumes? ...

Thanks to a dear friend's handiwork, I'm sporting a stylish face mask as I get my groceries and essentials. This new fashion experience...

He is Risen Indeed! While we continue to grapple with the news surrounding COVID 19, the absolute truth of the Gospel resonates! Because...

As we face the COVID 19 crisis as a country and stay-at-home orders as a community, Acts 16 speaks to me. In Acts 16, Paul and Silas are...

Call it cycling, ruminating, rehashing--there are all sorts of terms that essentially describe the same thing. Fear goes and comes...