There is one place in my garden where weeds never grow. It is such a relief to find just one place in the garden that is totally free of rubbish and totally free of demands. It allows me to rest and just enjoy being there. There is no work to do, it is shaded from the...
It was a bittersweet day. This was the day my oldest son would move to his new university home. We had been preparing for this day for weeks. Closets and drawers were cleaned out and sorted into the "to take" pile and the "to leave" pile, and now, all of the things in...
The book of Judges is a rather depressing book about how the children of Israel just keep sinking deeper and deeper into sin and wandering farther and farther away from God. Initially the people sank into idolatry and they were overtaken by Aram, but when the people...
"Just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness." (Colossians 2:6-7) The plant that “would grow anywhere” looked dead as a doornail. The...
When was the last time you really contemplated what Jesus suffered at the cross? If you are like me, I don't particularly like to think too much about it. I mean, He suffered in my place! It isn't a pleasant thought! Tomorrow marks the beginning of Lent, a time of...
(This 4-part study is Study #5 from the series, Studies From the Book of Job. You can access the other studies by clicking here.) My son had only had his driver's license for a few days when he had his first accident. He called me at work, visibly shaken. Praise God,...