One of my priorities as I write is to always be truthful. Sometimes the truth is beautiful and charming and inspiring. But other times it’s messy and ugly and…somehow still inspiring when we allow God to wrench it from our grasping fingers and use it the way He wants to. Here’s fair warning that there’s … Read More about Imperfect Parent, Imperfect Love
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I Shall Not Want
“The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.” Psalm 23:1 What a powerful statement of faith from the psalmist: I shall not want. This is the utterance of one who has seen the constancy of God’s provision through thick and thin. Highs and lows. Ups and downs. And experiencing God’s abundance fortified him with the … Read More about I Shall Not Want
Brought to Light
There comes a point in many parents’ lives when they get some disturbing news: Their child has committed a grave sin. Or perhaps has been the victim of a grievous evil. Innocence gone. Childhood tainted. Situations such as these can be emotionally intense and complicated; I urge you to consider whether pastoral or professional help is … Read More about Brought to Light
Mending the Veil
At the moment of Jesus’ death, the separation between God and man was obliterated. Does that blow your mind like it does mine? That a holy God would so earnestly pursue wicked, sinful humans — by their choice His very enemies — simply so His relationship with them might be restored… I pray I never … Read More about Mending the Veil
Helping Kids Encounter God
Yesterday I considered the amazing reality that God wants to encounter your children and mine. Today I’d like to offer seven suggestions for how we can encourage our kids to encounter Him. Read God’s Word to them. “The Word of God is living and powerful…” (Hebrews 4:12). I’ve certainly experienced the power of God’s Word … Read More about Helping Kids Encounter God
Divine Encounters With Kids
Here’s a jaw-droppingly beautiful truth: Jesus’ first priority for you is just to be with Him. Mark 3:14 tells us that “He appointed twelve that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach.” Do you see how being with Him came first? Before the preaching, before the healing, before … Read More about Divine Encounters With Kids
Against All Odds: Remarkable Faith and Miraculous Healing
There was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and though she had spent all her living on physicians, she could not be healed by anyone (Luke 8:43-48). Not only was her “discharge of blood” physically crippling, for a Jewish woman it was also socially devastating. Bodily discharge was considered “unclean” under … Read More about Against All Odds: Remarkable Faith and Miraculous Healing
A Summer Bucket List
Ahh, summer. There’s nothing like it. In fact, I recently told my kids that I live for summer. An exaggeration. (I think.) I loved summer as a child. From riding my bike way past my usual bedtime, to picking and eating blackberries in our backyard, to vacationing every August with extended family at a state … Read More about A Summer Bucket List
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