That habit got me through some rough years, and it continues to be daily sustenance now. Let’s face it, this world is broken...

It’s been a minute since I spent much time with my farming relatives, but the concept of “fallow” fields gave me a couple of things to think

The person I’m thinking of wasn’t Saul himself, later renamed Paul, but rather, Ananias. Not the one who famously lied to the apostles...

At that point, Daniel was already seeing the fulfilment of earlier biblical prophecy concerning Israel’s Babylonian captivity as foretold...

Recently, my Sunday Proverbs reading coincided with receiving information about the Loaves and Fishes meal program in Stone County,...

We must be careful, though. In 2 Corinthians 11:14, the Apostle Paul warns that Satan masquerades as an “angel of light.”

Mary also gets a Gabriel visit, telling her she will become pregnant and bear the Son of God. Knowing she hasn’t experienced...

Other times, there’s obvious cause for rejoicing—the miraculous survival of our preemie grandson, or even “small” blessings like...

Which leads to the subject of boundaries: While there are household rules and the kids are generally obedient, they haven’t reached the...

With reminders to bathe everything in prayer (ch. 2) and establish high standards for leadership (ch. 3), chapter 4 uses the metaphor of...

Although tempted to just explain that cars sometimes require repair, I prayed that God would help us identify the problem...

And I pray for “we, the people,” to keep praying just as hard after November 5 as we did leading up to it. 

Wait, what? Pray for whom? Even if my non-preferred candidate won? And what’s that business about a quiet and peaceable life?

In Daniel chapter 1, we read the young Israelites were given Babylonian food. From Daniel’s concern, we can assume the meat was offered...

Researching that topic led to thinking about how my own life has been impacted by the wisdom of parents and grandparents, both in spiritual

The theme continues through the New Testament, starting with Jesus’ words recorded in Acts 1:8. After the resurrection, the disciples...

Thanks to Facebook memories, I realized several of those challenging times have occurred during October. In my mind, I returned to 2011...

The spewing of opinions on social media, especially during the current election season, illustrates these verses provides; I’ve even...

One way I find myself continuing to learn and grow is in the area of compassion. When I see someone making bad financial decisions...

Mention Joshua, and people may think of the miraculous Jordan River crossing or the walls of Jericho crashing down.