Our pastor has been preaching a series recently on “What’s in your refrigerator?” or “I Don’t Want Anything in Me The Devil Likes.” His illustration for the series is that if he (we) went to someone’s house and they didn’t have any food he (we) liked, then he (we) wouldn’tContinue Reading
The other day I spent several hours clothes shopping with my teenage sons. (Yes, I really did convince them to go shopping!) Two of them are going to a conference whose dress code includes “sport coat, dress pants, and tie.” We are pretty much jeans-and-t-shirts people around here, so theseContinue Reading
“On the road again I always seem to be on the road again Taking kids to where they see lots of friends I just seem to be on the road again” * As I write this it is 10:30 p.m. and I just returned from a 2 1/2 hour tripContinue Reading
Protecting God, Your Word says that the salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord; You are their stronghold in time of trouble. Thank you for being our stronghold in this world. When chaos comes against us or the darkness seems pervasive, thank you for offering refuge and salvation through JesusContinue Reading
I spent the afternoon today with a woman who has two young adult sons, two adopted sons, currently ages 12 and 10, and a 6 1/2 year old. After the adoption was complete she and her husband realized that both boys had “something wrong” and subsequent testing diagnosed fetal alcoholContinue Reading
Is there something you really need or want from God? Do you have unsaved family members? A child or grandchild needing a job? An answer to a medical question? An attitude change toward a situation? Financial provision? The willingness to forgive someone? A new hunger to spend time with God?Continue Reading
One of my favorite places right now is my “floating chair.” For Mother’s Day my family gave me this lawn chair that is engineered in such a way the chair hangs from a pivot at the top, sheltered by an umbrella. It’s the closest thing to a baby swing anContinue Reading
Today I awoke with a bruise on my thumb whose purple color encompasses the entire palm side around to the back. I am almost ashamed to say I’m not sure how a hematoma of this magnitude happened, with its swelling and ugliness. I was doing dishes and must have pinchedContinue Reading
On the Friday of camp I did a devotion with the kids that was about legacy. Some of us receive beautiful legacies – like quilts from great grandparents or a musical talent – and some of us receive bad ones – like anger, abandonment, fear, hatred, etc. For my illustrationContinue Reading
Have you ever had a situation in your life where it seemed there were no easy answers to how to “fix it?” The kind of situation that costs you sleep, causes you to worry, and creates tension in your body? At Friday night’s camp closing program a conflict occurred thatContinue Reading