The Thorn That Keeps Us Close
As I was reading my devotional this morning, my thoughts turned to something the Apostle Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 12:7. Paul spoke of a *thorn in his flesh*, something that torm…
Continue readingWhen Faith Doesn’t Come with a Checklist
“By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.” — Hebrews 11:8 (ESV) I’…
Continue readingGrace Was the Missing Link
Lately, I've found myself looking back on my journey of faith. Not just where I am today, but where it all began. As a child growing up in church, I remember hearing a lot about Go…
Continue readingWhen “Thy Will Be Done” Becomes an Escape Route
Today in church, I was convicted. Not by something I had done. Not by some obvious sin I had been trying to hide. But by something I had been saying in my prayers for years, someth…
Continue readingThe Scale Was Never the Answer
**Scripture: Ephesians 2:8–9 (WEB)** *"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, that no one would boast."* L…
Continue readingWhen Reconciliation Doesn’t Come
I’ve been thinking a lot about my estranged children lately. There are some things you learn to carry. Not because they stop hurting, and not because you stop caring, but because e…
Continue readingThe Shepherd Knows Where the Missing Ones Are
This morning, as we headed out to feed the dogs and our bottle calf, something didn’t look quite right. Most of the herd was there. But Samson and Grace, our livestock guardian dog…
Continue readingImagine if abortion had been readily available in the time of Jesus.
Mary was young, betrothed but not yet married, and pregnant under circumstances almost no one around her could possibly understand. Think about what she faced: whispers, shame, jud…
Continue reading25 Years Later
Today marks 25 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. For those of us old enough to remember that day, most can still tell you exactly where we were w…
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