I was reading through Jonah today, and this verse stopped me in my proverbial tracks. “Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs” (Jonah 2:8). “Wow,” I thought, “that is really sad.” I know firsthand...
Last weekend I went to the best concert of my life. I knew before I walked through the gates of the stadium that it was going to be the best show I would ever see. And I was right. As U2 took the stage, Bono’s charisma was palpable. The entire crowd watched...
I was thumbing through Psalms the other day and came across this verse that I loved and hated at the same time. Psalm 86:11 reads, “Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.” I...
You don’t have to live very long to realize life isn’t fair. If my almost-two-year-old had “It’s not fair!” in her vocabulary, she’d say it constantly. Her big sister gets to do a lot more things than she does. Allie can’t go to Vacation Bible School. Allie can’t...
On Thursday the Bible study group I am a part of watched a video lesson by a woman named Jennifer Rothschild. She lost her eyesight at age 15 due to a degenerative eye condition she was unaware she had. She’s taken that experience and written a Bible study...
I am the type of person who reads all the directions before attempting to assemble something. I read every word of the syllabus when I start a new course. I Google how to do everything if I have the slightest inclination that I might not know what I’m doing. I...
