“Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.” 1 John 5:12 The students stood in a circle. Their parents stood behind them surrounding them with love and prayers. It marked the end of one season and the beginning of another. Although they were just 6th … Read More

All around people are taking steps away from and towards. Graduates who are both exhilarated with being “done!”  Fully aware (maybe) that next steps mean change whether it is a summer job, college, a gap year, looking for a job, travel, but probably moving of some kind. Maybe moving back in … Read More

“Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” Colossians 3:13-14, NIV For several weeks I have been trying to write the story about a … Read More

“And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3:18, NIV Can you identify with me? I have boxes upon boxes of photographs collected through the … Read More

God is my refuge and strength, an ever-present help in time of trouble. Psalm 46:1 My friends and I are in a study together every other Tuesday. We are reading the book Anxious for Nothing by Max Lucado. Just a few weeks ago, as our study suggested, we decided to put a reminder in our phones … Read More

I come with betrayal written in my DNA, he calls me not betrayer, but beloved, and adopts me as his own. I come clothed in all manner of filth and sins that defile, he bends low to wash me whiter than snow and gives me his own robe of righteousness to wear. I am faced with temptations that … Read More