The Book of Jonah: A Story of Tragedy and Grace

The Book of Jonah: A Story of Tragedy and Grace

Do you have favorite characters or stories from the Bible? One of my favorites is the book of Jonah.Though this prophet disobeyed God’s instruction, God still did incredible miracles in andthrough him. I believe there’s a lot that we can learn about God and ourselves throughthis story. Let’s dive in!  Chosen, Called, and Disobedient We…

The Joy of the Lord

The Joy of the Lord

For many of us, the last several years have been filled with fear and trepidation. We’ve had a lot to deal with, a lot of unrest and a lot of uncertainty. We seem to have lost a bit of our joy along the way, and some would ask how can we not expect that to…

Love the Sinners

Love the Sinners

I recently started a new job in a field I’ve never worked in before. They hired me based on my abilities in customer service, so the rest of the job definitely has a high learning curve. But I’ve gotten some interesting insights into people through observing customers and coworkers alike.   There’s the coworker who…

Running Our Race

Running Our Race

Do you ever get a verse stuck in your head? This happens to me all the time! I’ll read a passage in the Bible, and a phrase or a few sentences will captivate me. They’ll dominate my thinking, and I’ll camp out in that same chapter for days or weeks, just savoring that portion of…

Cast Your Care

Cast Your Care

Every one of us has cares. We have them in all ways and types. We carry these cares in our minds, souls, and emotions. We have the cares of worry, finances, health, the future, the past, our pain, friends, jobs, careers, life in general and much, much more. I don’t know about you but sometimes…

5 Prayers For Graduates

5 Prayers For Graduates

A few underclass band students softly played “Pomp and Circumstance” as I joined the crowd of nervous parents and beaming grandparents filling the bleachers. The high school graduation planning committee spent countless painstaking hours putting together a lovely slideshow for us to enjoy until our young-adult children filed in to grace the matrix of folding…