Lost is a heart-breaking word. Whether it’s connected to death, defeat, directions, or possessions, it can bring us face-to-face with emotions ranging from frustration to the deepest grief. At the... Read More
How do you celebrate Easter? I’ll bet this week has been filled with coloring boiled eggs, or a hunt for candy-filled plastic eggs, even chocolate bunnies. For girls, the picking... Read More
While I like to reflect on the beauty of a January snowfall in the homeland (Canada), not so in Texas where snow flurries usually mean nothing more than icy roads... Read More
A specific biblical phrase recently caught my attention. The Apostle John used it in his Gospel when telling about the miracle of the loaves and fish. For days now I... Read More
If you are over 50 and grew up in a Southern Baptist Church, you surely have a memory of standing in Sunday School, or gasp! the whole church in the... Read More
“Hold your horses!” Though I did not understand the phrase, I did know Mother intended me to settle-down-and-be-patient. I still struggle with patience, but God does not. It is part... Read More
The contemplations of Easter week tug at my heartstrings each and every year. From the joy and Hosannas of Palm Sunday, to the cleansing of the temple courts, to the... Read More
Midway through Holy Week we turn to another attribute in our quest to know more fully the character of God. Comparable with seeing wrath as a quality of a perfectly... Read More
The Lenten season is a period of preparation: to draw near to God, gaze at Jesus, and allow your heart to open further to the Holy Spirit’s conviction and comfort.... Read More
It’s Ash Wednesday, a day that begins the preparation for the celebration of Easter, otherwise known as Lent. Joel 2:13 (NIV) says, Rend your heart and not your garments. Whenever... Read More