Giving…and Receiving
Christmas is a season of giving. We celebrate the birth of Jesus, God’s incredible gift to us. And we often celebrate by giving to others. Gift cards are among the top-selling Christmas presents in [...]
So Many Reasons to be Thankful
Traveling in Maine recently I was fascinated by the beauty of lighthouses. Long before electricity and the invention of automated lights that could be turned on from a distance, people actually climbed the winding [...]
How Your Theology Impacts Your Daily Life
It is easy to graduate from a program or school and shove everything one has learned to the back of the mind, never to be thought of again. No matter the program, the work is [...]
When Grief Comes to Visit
Grief is sneaky. In early July, I woke up very out of sorts one day. I snapped at my husband, growled through my workday, and was generally not nice to myself or to others. By [...]
Making Room for the Truth
One of the easiest things to let build up in our hearts is negativity. The enemy loves to see us spiral and let one bad thought lead to a thousand more. And when our hearts are [...]
Stopping Fear at the Root
We may be fearful of a lot of things in life. For some people, they fear rejection or missing out on social gatherings and feeling out of the loop in their social circles. Some people [...]