It’s Christmas so it must be time for a message about sweet baby Jesus. Imagine standing there beside Mary and Joseph and gazing down at the Babe in the Straw. Babies are…
Wish lists.
I was surprised in my Bible reading this morning. I was reading in Psalm 20 where it says, “May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans!…May the Lord…
Come, let’s be reasonable.
Ever feel like the entire world has lost its ever-loving mind? Me too. There was a time when a person could, as a last resort, move west. Escape the insanity and start…
In the flesh.
I love all things Christmas——especially the music. I have been humming “I love those J-I-N-G-L-E Bells” all day. But if I’m not careful, I can let my human preference for the fun…
Do something.
Hey ya’ll! Fun fact: our college girls are home! Lizzy mentioned to me how strange it was that after being gone so long and experiencing so many new adventures the thing she…
2020, thanks.
Oh, brother, how to celebrate Thanksgiving? And I don’t mean the great “Invite-Grandma-Or-Not Debate of 2020.” I mean, if I’m honest, I’m much more apt to list my grievances than to count…
Perspective.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a different time of history? Maybe when you were small you pretended you lived in a medieval castle, explored the…
Not again.
If you’re like me, you are not thrilled with another round of tightening COVID restrictions and increasing shut downs. I was hoping we’d be over this by now! And if I’m not…
God is sovereign.
Our God is sovereign. Merriam Webster defines sovereign as: “Possessed of supreme power. Unlimited in extent. Enjoying autonomy.” When it comes to the events and consequences of 2020, God is sovereign. He…
Be different.
Lord have mercy this world feels like it’s going insane. All the things that used to make normal life normal have been disrupted. Regular, previously mundane human connections have dramatically changed or…