The next time you have a momentary failure of faith over the frustrations of the day, know you are not alone. Even the most faithful forget. We know of King David’s great failure and sin – adultery and murder. We also read in the Psalms of David’s great…
[REPOST, 2018] Motivated by obligation rather than want, I rolled out of bed that Sunday morning and drove myself to church. When you wait until the last minute to arrive, finding a parking place is not easy. It felt as if the only spot left was the one…
To the believer who is unemployed, disabled or defeated. Take pride in your high position. Your humble circumstances are temporary. Easier said than done. I know. I either am, or have been all of the aforementioned identifiers. But, they are not my identity, nor are they yours. What…
We are all waiting. On something. On someone. My wait usually starts with great expectations but over time shifts to what seems like endless anxiety. Unless… Unless I remember who is in control. As much as I would like it to be me, it’s not. It is God.…
Rather than exiled to a faraway land, we are relegated to the four walls of our homes. It’s a new kind of exile. We’ve been uprooted from what we once knew and are now planted in unfamiliar circumstances. Life looks different, but we are not defeated. There is…
I don’t have a story. Not this time. There is nothing in my past that can help you to comprehend what is going on in the world right now. I could tell you how we lost our business, or share the tough stuff in our marriage, or how…
~ Original artwork “Glory” by Becky Reeder – 16×20 acrylic on canvas – Copyright 2019 ~ “So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an…
Winners sometimes quit. Now put that on a t-shirt and it will turn some heads. I am hoping it opens up some conversation right here. Why on earth if you are winning would you quit? I grew up playing sports. Motivated by coaches, my dad, and most of…
