I will run in the way of your commandments when you enlarge my heart!
-Psalm 119:32
The imagery here is striking. We would expect the Psalmist to say, “I walk...
It was the Sunday before Thanksgiving week. Henry, a caring minister, had just closed out the morning service and was standing at the church door greeting and s...
I originally wrote this story in 2018. I went looking for it this morning because there are definitely some of us who are not coming to this Thanksgiving with j...
Thanksgiving is a spiritually dangerous time of year.
Why? Because this is a season when many of us put our joy, happiness, peace, and contentment in very un...
"Be thankful unto him, and bless his name." -Psalm 100:4
Our Lord would have all his people rich in high and happy thoughts concerning his blessed person. Je...
How do you begin your day? Do you wake up, jump out of bed, and enthusiastically look forward to all that life is going to offer you? It’s a happy, “Good Mornin...
Of our three children right now, Gracie is the least serious-minded. But she always demands to say the prayer at dinner each night.
At first, it was the pray...
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. -1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
This year as w...
I’m starting to think we’re the last family who gives thanks before meals anymore. Hopefully, we’re not the only ones left.
We’ve got two little adopted girl...
The Great Wall of China is an amazing thing to stand upon. It’s even more amazing to take an alpine slide down the mountain it’s on with Chinese men yelling at ...
For the longest time, I was afraid to share this because of what people might think. It’s crazy to think that I would be insecure about sharing an event t...
Even as we celebrate this season of thanksgiving with gratitude for God's blessings, yet 2017 has been a challenging year—possibly even the toughest one for man...