Jack, Our Beloved Son
Sep08

Jack, Our Beloved Son

My heart is so full as my arms wrap around my son, this child of my heart. 
He is not of “my flesh and bone,” but by God’s unbelievable grace, He is now my very own.
I think of what Joseph, the adoptive daddy to Jesus, must have felt. Looking into those eyes, caressing His cheeks, and softening the midnight cries… 
“How can this be?” he must have wondered. 
And so do I. 

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Lessons From the Mountain
Jul15

Lessons From the Mountain

Life on the journey with God often feels like a switchback trail up a mountain.
We may wonder if we’re progressing forward or upward at all. Have the past 2, 5, or 10 years been a waste?

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Summer-Time is Thinking Time
Jul15

Summer-Time is Thinking Time

As we take time to think, it’s quite incredible how lessons from the Lord bubble-up to the surface. Loose, stray thoughts land into place and become a meaningful picture or axiom for life.
One day, Moses was working alone with his livestock. . . .

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Striking Parallels: Why Jesus Died
Apr16

Striking Parallels: Why Jesus Died

We live in a world darkened… stained by sin. Sin = anything we, as humans, think, say, or do that is contrary – opposite to God’s way of love and truth. We face the effects and consequences of sin – death and evil and destruction are everywhere. Depravity is, perhaps, the most empirically verifiable fact in the world.
So, is there any hope? Is there mercy for broken, messed up humanity?

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Jesus.
Apr15

Jesus.

Imagine the sights, sounds, and feelings for a moment.
But Peter – being the ever talkative one – starts jabbering about how to apply the experience. “Here’s what I think we should do…” he starts in. But the next line grabs our attention:

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