APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  When my teenager was just a toddler, we giggled proudly at his earnest attempts to flex his muscles—fists tight, face grimacing and an attempt to show his strength. No doubt some adult had taught him that...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  You and I may not need to worry about the threat of a jail sentence for our faith, but that doesn't mean life is easy. Cancer, death, heartbreak, chronic pain, and brokenness plague our families, and we...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  There were several times during my college years that I questioned my faith and wondered if God was real. During an especially hard time when my parents were separated, I wondered, “Why do I hurt so bad if...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  My daughter and I drove by Dinah's place of business one Tuesday night and there was a line out the door. “Tuesday must be half price night,” she said, with a slight laugh in her voice. The people in line...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  Happy New Year, friends. I hope today's prayer finds you well. I pray that His Spirit of peace will permeate your home, and that you'll walk into 2024 knowing Him just a little bit better. To download a...

  APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  I have a tendency to spew. The first time it happened I was about 20 years old. After about six months of tension in a long time friendship, I erupted like Mount St. Helens and the relationship never recovered. It was ugly and I...