Living My Faith
I believe in Jesus as my Savior! So, now what? Learn more about how you’re completely changed through the work of Jesus and what that means for your everyday life.
Bless the next generation
“He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach their children, so the next generation…
Repairing the breach
“You shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to dwell in” (Isaiah 58:12 ESV). The mission of God was…
Follow his example
“Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ” (1 Corinthians 11:1). Have you been socked? With this Christmas equivalent of Halloween’s “You’ve…
A different kind of list
From a parenting perspective, Christmas is a pretty easy time to get kids to behave. After all, they are keenly aware of Santa’s naughty-or-nice…
Light a candle for love
Candles are not essential to our lives anymore, but they have some profoundly important symbolic uses. One is to provide an aura of romance….
Chasing Christmas contentment
Contentment at Christmas isn’t on most people’s radar. We buy more, ask for more, demand more. Even when our houses are bursting and we…
Show and tell
Did you ever show up at kindergarten without an object for show-and-tell and decide to just do the “tell” part? Your classmates got fidgety…
Get plugged in
The deadline for my devotions came up right in the middle of a busy time. Between school things and kid activities and work responsibilities,…
Pass the salt
Salt has a humble spot on our grocery lists. It’s not fancy or expensive. But imagine life without it! Salt preserves crunchy pickles, melts…
Becoming intimate
If you read on hoping for some sex talk, you’re in for a letdown. Sex and intimacy were decoupled a long time ago. Intimacy…
Great things
“What have you done for me lately?” Maybe that question has crossed your mind (or lips) recently. It’s in our DNA to object when…
When it’s hard to be thankful
Thanksgiving is a time we’re all supposed to be thankful. Some years, though, it’s kind of hard to feel that way. For some, this…