Dec 5, 2017 | Character of God, Evil & Satan & Sin, Thankfulness
Why did Jesus cross the lake? The simple answer seems obvious: to get to the other side. But the story is actually an amazing rescue mission. It begins in Luke chapter 8 when Jesus announces to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake” (verse...
Nov 23, 2017 | Eternity & Heaven & Hell, Prayer, Thankfulness
“Give Thanks.” It’s such a small phrase, isn’t it? What circumstance prompts this phrase most often? What comes to mind for you? Perhaps family gathered together around a table to say grace…or maybe a Thanksgiving tradition where each person takes turn around the...
Nov 21, 2017 | Character of God, Follow Christ (Count the Cost), Thankfulness
Recently, I set out to make a small pot of chili. Yet as it cooked, I decided it needed more beans. Then it needed more tomatoes. Now the meat was skimpy. I started out with a small batch and ended up with enough chili to feed the neighborhood! For the next week, I...
Feb 14, 2017 | Eternity & Heaven & Hell, Sacrifice, Thankfulness
“Happy Singles Awareness Day!” the newscaster blurted out through the car radio. It was the first time I had heard the expression, which made me laugh and nearly spit out my coffee. I thought about it all the way to work that day. It seemed a clever way to try and...
Dec 16, 2014 | Character of God, Sacrifice, Thankfulness
When I was six years old, I received what I considered the greatest present ever: a beautiful dollhouse. But not just any dollhouse … this dollhouse was a one of a kind. My father spent months building it by hand in our garage to be a surprise for Christmas. And...
Oct 28, 2014 | Adoption, Eternity & Heaven & Hell, Thankfulness
It was a cool winter day when a newborn baby was left at the door of an orphanage. No one knew where she came from or the day she had been born. As the child grew, she dreamed about her future family. She imagined her adoptive father and mother and the home they would...
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