The scene is private.  We would have seen nothing unusual if we had been visitors to the Temple that day.  A young couple brought their...

Give thanks in all circumstances for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.  I Thessalonians 5:18   It’s easy to be thankful for ...

Too many times I start at the wrong beginning in planning for a New Year.  I think about what I want to accomplish, answer questions that...

Bethlehem . . . Egypt . . . Nazareth . . . the desert . . . Samaria . . . Jerusalem . . . Gethsemane . . . …to the cross . . . into...

Yet I hold this against you, You have forsaken the love you had at first. Revelation 2:4 I know . . . that you are neither cold nor hot....

In the last five years, we have all lost what we believed would not change. The pandemic stole a sense of reliability. We understand...

Thankfulness is an attitude, and a focus. It doesn't happen naturally, but it can be learned. The most important beginning point of...

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You know the stories of the the poor widow widow's gift and Mary's extravagant gift. We don't usually read them together because of...

David asked for God to examine his heart in Psalm 139 when he asked God to search me. It made sense because God already knew what was...

If this journey to Easter is anything it is a journey to appreciate the difference that the breath of God makes in our lives. Without the...

Happy New Year to all of you! But is it, really that new? Most of us return to the same routines and responsibilities we left in the old...

I spent a frightening time in the hospital supporting our daughter one Christmas. She developed a heart infection that was on the brink...

The Magi receive the award for the longest journey. While no one knows exactly where the Magi started, many connect their origin to...

Advent reminds us that we are waiting for more than December 25. We are waiting for the world to be made right. We are waiting for an end...

“We’re going straight through,” my father announced as he loaded two sleepy girls and too much luggage into a car that would shrink with...

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and Sunday is the beginning of Advent. It feels like they run together. but maybe they should. Gratitude...

My husband and I greet the beginning of fall with anticipation. We know that the beginning blush and rust of the trees will deepen into...

Today, our phones have become our photo albums. We take pictures of our food, our friends, our family, our vacations, and all manner of...

Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And...