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A Man of Sorrows: Joy in the Promise
Makobaw. One small word in scripture that illuminates the life of the one from whom all life proceeds. It’s meaning? Suffering. Pain. Sorrow. Known as the Song of the Suffering Servant, Isaiah 52:13-53:12 highlights several of the reasons Jesus is referred to...
Letter to Your Child
My dear son (daughter), I am taking a chance and hoping you will set aside your anger long enough to read this letter. Honey, I know you feel like I keep hounding for things you are doing. Please, try to understand that I would never put you through any kind of pain...
The Perfectionist and the Prodigal
Gene pool? Birth order? God's design. It's a mystery, but our children are different in defining, beautiful ways. One is a rule-follower and lives life as if there are no shades of gray. The other thinks outside of the box and bends the rules--challenging for his...
Directionally-Challenged
In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.--Proverbs 16:9 (NIV) Maps were a mystery to me. After all, I didn't need to use one in the small farm town where I grew up. But, Seattle was different. Unfamiliar bridges, detours,...
First Things First-Intentional Moments (Part 3)
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. (Ephesians 2:10) The stranger's kindness impacted me for the rest of the day. She hadn't done anything life-changing or radical, but--in that one...
First Things First-Intentional Moments (Part 2)
...you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away. (James 4:14) Please, mama? Come on a walk with me. These words had become the day's mantra and finally I said, "Let's go." ...
First Things First–Intentional Moments (Part 1)
Pencil marks spill across nearly every space on the calendar. Notes about track meets, school programs, doctor's appointments, and other obligations are tell-tale reminders of a busy life spent managing the schedules of four kids and a hard-working, people-oriented...
