Musings

Who Am I Pleasing?

Hidden Heroes of Easter – Mary Part Two of our Hidden Heroes of Easter Series Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it…

Full of Grace and Truth

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of…

Stop. Look. Admire. Repeat.

How many are your works, O Lord! In wisdom you made them all. Psalm 104:24a (NIV) I checked the time on my watch. Dad had been out on our deck…

Random Advice on My Birthday Week

It’s hard to believe another decade has flown by. What? Wasn’t I a tiny girl, a teenager, a young mama just a few short years ago? Yet, here I am.…

How God Treats Anxious People

When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul. Psalm 94:19 (NIV, 1984) Dear Anxious One, Do you beat yourself up—and even get anxious about your anxiety? Do…

Invisible

Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God. Proverbs 14:31 Yes, I know it’s pretty ragged. And probably needs to…

First

Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Mark 1:35 I don’t…

Focal Point

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run…

Anna’s Hope

There was also a prophet, Anna … She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, and then was a widow until she was…

Three Resolutions for Life

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.…