When we moved into our house, there were holes in the yard and grass to our shins. Weeds abounded. The previous owners...
Before we move on from the first verse of Ephesians, I want to pause for a moment and note something that is...
“She may as well be 50 years old. I like how she treats and values her work and her own intuition and product. Her intent is good to be around.”
In common English, if someone asks you, "Do you believe in God?" you would rightly assume that they're asking "Do you believe that God exists?" Similarly, if someone were to ask, "Do you...
You know the old saying. If mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy. It turns out positive and negative moods really are contagious...
I like to surround myself with geniuses.
It took Robin Hood, the New Yorker and an eight-year old to help Stephen Martin figure out how to remap his gray...
In common English, we use the word "saint" in several different senses.
A few years ago in a moment of weakness, I bought one of those books of generic sermon illustrations. You know what I’m talking about. Stories that people have written or collected to...
Have you ever noticed that famous people tend to hang out with other famous people? If you're a "somebody," whether an athlete...
As Paul began the letter we know as Ephesians, he identified himself as "an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of...
“Can I take you to lunch?” Dad asks. “Your mom has an art class, and I’m driving over with her.”
As we begin our leisurely devotional trek through Ephesians, I thought I might whet your appetite a bit. I believe that this...
We awoke at 5:00 a.m., and already the small town of Aguas Calientes was warming with activity. The population of less than two thousand gets dwarfed by the tourists who keep it on...
My husband and I went camping over the Memorial Day weekend, and it was the best start to summer I’ve had in...
For the past three months, we have been walking slowing through the Old Testament book of Ezekiel. If you've joined me for this journey, you know that this collection of prophecies abounds with bad...
Walking to an afternoon meeting, Charlotte reached for the stairwell door. “That door’s blocked,” Bill said. But Charlotte had used it an hour earlier. Ignoring Bill’s caution, she pushed it open. ..
During last summer's trip to the Holy Land, my family and I visited the Dead Sea.
As a fifteen year old grocery bagger at Jumbo Foods in Enid, Oklahoma, I had two mantras. ...
The sun slides down the back side of the day, while I sink into my lawn chair at the campground. I inhale slowly, breathing in this sweet moment of contentment next to a...
