I love Easter. It’s my favorite holiday. I would like to tell you that it’s my favorite because I’m just that spiritual, but I have a sneaky suspicion that I love it because Easter always ushers in spring. Even in cold climates where an Easter sweater is required rather than a new Easter dress because the snow won’t melt without …
Word Wednesday: Believing in Jesus When His Words Don’t Seem True
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. . . . I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have …
How to Turn Negative Thoughts Around and Combat Worry with One Question
Are you worried about something right now? Most of us are. It seems to be in our DNA. We lay in bed at night unable to sleep as worry steals our peace. We work every possible scenario for a solution, but none seems viable. Or we can’t stop thinking of the very worst end to the problem. But have …
Bite of Bread: Intentional Worship
When I cannot feel the faith of assurance, I live by the fact of God’s faithfulness. ~Matthew Henry David was one of God’s favorites. He wasn’t perfect. But God described him as a man after His own heart. [tweetability]Do we want to be people that chase after God’s own heart?[/tweetability] Yes please. I’ll take two. Okay, just one is all …
How to find joy in the midst of fear and persecution
The clouds hide the earth below. Vapor drifts over the airplane wing and I notice the miles left on the colorless metal. A small dint here, a dark spot there. How many times has this plane carried families to Disney World? I ponder this question as I fly to a writers conference outside Orlando. I always enjoy flying because …