I have the honor of being nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award. This is my first nomination for this peer-recognition award, and it comes from Stephanie M. Gammon, a homeschool mother, fiction writer, and theological blogger whose content is always …
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In my journey through the book of Isaiah, I’ve come to yet another place where I’ve paused to let the love of God soak into my heart, run over the top, and flow down the edges of my soul. This …
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“Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be …
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Part 3 Our disasters often come with world-rocking circumstances, reshaping life as we once knew it. These may continue indefinitely, bringing change that lasts a lifetime. We may never be the same. And, though we start bravely, anxiety sneaks in …
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The past six months have brought a whirlwind of change and physical trauma. I don’t know how I’ve gotten through it, but for the grace of God. In the days when I can’t even focus my mind to pray, the …
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To interact on Friday, please go to Seriously Write. Today I offer words of encouragement, but let me begin with a story. I started my first real novel in 1988, abandoned it quickly, and picked it back up to finish …
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Relocation this time around was a test of faith of a different variety for us. God in his mercy protected us, carried us, and continues to go before us. So many prayers were answered for the sale of our house …
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God didn’t merely create the universe and then sit back to watch. From the very beginning, he sought relationship with us. God walked in the Garden with Adam and Eve, conversing in the cool of the day. When they chose …
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Since we married in 1977, we’ve lived in twelve different homes within six states. We know experientially that this nation is comprised of a conglomeration of very different and yet unified states. Each state does everything uniquely, from when/if there …
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Christmas is the season of recalling Emmanuel, God in human flesh, come as a newborn baby to grow into a man who would offer the perfect sacrifice of himself to redeem us from our sins. It’s a sacred season, a …
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