“You make the going out of the morning and the evening to shout for joy.” Psalm 65:8 ESV I suspect that as we continue to edge out of the pandemic and its aftermath, more and more of us will be able to look back and identify our 2020 refrain. Lamentations 3:22-23 was mine: “his mercies …
It snowed hard here last Sunday. As I was getting ready for church and looking out my window at the snowflakes coming down, I heard a bird whistling that distinct high note that means “Spring is coming.” My first thought? This poor bird is confused. A birdsong doesn’t belong in a snowstorm. But the notes stuck …
The Christmas season is upon us, and with it comes from all corners a resounding call to good cheer and peace on earth. It’s a time for joy and goodwill, so for the month of December, I stuff the untidy threads, the unfinished stories, and the less-than-perfect realities of the last eleven months onto the …
I haven’t journaled, really sat down and journaled, for going on two months now. It’s not from a lack of thoughts; in fact, it’s the opposite. I’m afraid to sit down because I know that thankfulness and wonder and pain and awe and fear are all going to tumble out of my pen, and I’m …
Lemme tell you, there is nothing and I mean nothing better than hearing little kiddos praise the Lord, recite Scripture, and grow in confidence because they are understanding truth. The truth that they are made in the image of God, that the Lord comes to the rescue and that they can stand in his unshakeable …
