7 He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the people of Israel.8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. We…
Summer Psalms: 103:6
6 The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed. This world stinks. It’s also really really wonderful. But the bad parts are really bad. Hard to even look…
Summer Psalms: 103:4-5
4 who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,5 who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s….
Summer Psalms: 103:3
3 who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, As we continue our Summer Psalm meditation: Oh how sweet it is to be forgiven! And to have my sin-sick…
Summer Psalms: 103:2
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, We continue a weekly Summer Psalm meditation on Psalm 103. Next to verse 2, I have written in…
Summer Psalms: 103:1
I love the word of God! I love the Bible reading plans that get you through the entire Bible in one year. But sometimes I also love taking it slow and meditating…
Spiritual Parenthood
Happy Mother’s Day to all you mamas out there! I would have thought that after almost three decades of being a mom I would have it figured out by now. But parenting…
Praying the Lord’s Prayer
I’m sure you pray for your kids. We understand pretty intuitively that our kids are vulnerable people in a dangerous world and that parenting them well is an overwhelming task. Under those…
Celebrate!
Celebrate the little things! Many years ago when our daughter Marissa was about five years old, she started asking for a dog. The answer was always an emphatic, “No. Never.” Our comfort…
It’s good to fail.
What have you failed at this week? I recently read a story from the childhood of Sara Blakely, the billionaire founder of Spanx. When she was growing up her father would frequently…