I asked a classroom of women a question a few weeks ago and my words hung in the silent air. I knew...
Mother's Day is coming up. ...
Is it okay to start off this post by telling you how excited I am? Let me explain... ...
The story is told by Thomas Lane Butts about a television circus show that highlighted a Bengal tiger act. Like the rest of the show, it was done "live" before a large audience. ...
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I love pickles–ALL sorts of pickles. Pickle spears to accompany sandwiches, dill slices on hamburgers, little gherkins for snacking, and giant pickles...
At five, my son is quickly learning the ways of the world when it comes to dealing with others. It’s a necessary skill. Maybe the most necessary. ...
Three of my kids take piano lessons from the same teacher, so they take turns going first. They determined the order themselves several months ago. I thought it was all settled. It shouldn’t...
My five-year-old, Rowan, and I had enjoyed a full day together: a morning at the zoo, followed by a picnic in the park and a stop at Target, where I'd picked up two...
The last command we have in the books of the Law regarding the tithe gives us this liturgy: ...
Hi there! This is Ann. ...
Blake Coffee - The Church Whisperer - tells us a difficult story from a church he worked with. A member had done something terrible, and the question was, "what does it mean to...
My son turned six last week. That’s him beside me and us beside the creek that runs by our house. The nearly identical clothing isn’t intentional, it just sort of happened. If you...
The most recent of my daughter’s many career incarnations is an astronaut, courtesy of a thirty-second newscast of the most recent space shuttle launch that somehow made it onto our DVR. I would...
by Ed Cyzewski Mark introduces John the Baptist through a quotation from Isaiah about preparing the way for the Lord. John was literally paving the way for the Lord’s return, something that his...
Our culture is in love with short cuts. No matter what you are doing, there is someone out there telling you a...
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was you.” ...
“THERE! THERE IT IS! I SEE IT I SEE IT!” ...
Parenting is tough. (Is that the understatement of the decade, or what?) ...
I grew up in a family entrenched in ministry. I saw shepherding and serving as difficult and thankless. My parents often burned-out...
