When God uses the storm to save you

“This one isn’t going to work out either. I’m so sorry, guys. Hopefully we’ll find another one soon.” Four years ago, my three sons and I lived in my little daycare while we searched for a house. The living conditions weren’t...

When God’s ways are hidden

  In October my family took a trip to Moab, Utah, for my brother’s wedding. While planning the visit I discovered that Moab is the home of Arches National Park, which immediately went to the top of the list of things we must see while there. Because our time in...

It’s okay to ask why

  It’s been a rough couple of months for many of my readers. We’ve prayed for babies as they go under the surgeon’s knife, dread cutting into the hearts of mothers and fathers as they leave their precious children in operating rooms. We’ve...

Justice will prevail

It started innocently enough. Warm spring sunshine filtered through the newly-unfurled leaves in my daycare backyard. Children unleashed their pent-up energy, zigzagging across the grass. Two of my little girls played on the swings in the playground. Back and forth,...

Staring at the Penny

It might be my favorite sermon illustration of all time, even if it was told by my little brother. (It is somewhat surreal to be a member of the church where my younger brother is the senior pastor. I mean, he’s up there preaching and I’m sitting in the...

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