In 1998, before basic nouns were preceded by the vowels i and e (iPhone, iBooks, email, ebooks), I picked up a hard cover book in an actual book store. I'd been searching for a new devotional. What I discovered wasn't actually a devotional, but it was a fabulous find. Intimate Moments with … [Read more...] about Moments with the Savior
Bible Stories
Not by Sight
You know how it happens on the web…you click on an interesting title, then read a moving article, investigate the author’s bio, peruse the books he or she has written, and before you know it, 90 minutes have passed, and you can’t remember how you ended up clicking “buy now” on Amazon. That’s how … [Read more...] about Not by Sight
On Caring for Yourself without Rolling Your Eyes
Self-Care. Stop right there. Did you just roll your eyes? I did. Or at least I used to. “Self care” sounded like a personality assessment, painted toe nails, and coffee with an elaborate drawing in the foamed milk. It seemed less than helpful to me. I mean, as believers in Jesus, aren’t we … [Read more...] about On Caring for Yourself without Rolling Your Eyes
On that First Christmas…
On that first Christmas, just moments after Jesus was born, it probably appeared to Joseph that the long-expected Messiah had arrived at an inappropriate place with no fanfare or announcement at all. Between the baby's delivery and the shepherd's disturbance, Joseph might have thought he was the … [Read more...] about On that First Christmas…
Ordinary & Useful
For those of us who’ve heard the Christmas story a time or ten thousand, there is a tendency to slide right through Luke 2 this time of year without much thought. There it is again. “In those days a decree went out…” It hasn’t changed since last year -- or for the past two millennia for that … [Read more...] about Ordinary & Useful
When the Gospel became Good News…to me
Have you ever thought that following Christ means you have to work really hard to earn your keep? The good news is that the gospel is the opposite of earning your keep! Today I'm writing over at (in)courage and sharing about When the Gospel became Good News! (<~Click to join me over … [Read more...] about When the Gospel became Good News…to me