I have always had a tendency to want to control everything. If things are not done the way I like them, they are most likely wrong (at least…
Pour out your heart before him
I don’t know about you, but these uncertain times have me anxious. I feel it in my bones, deep within me. My mind often runs on a loop,…
I will cast a vote, but I have a higher calling as a Citizen
Next week, I will exercise my right as a citizen of our country, and cast my vote for the next President of the United States. I, like the…
Trading criticism for communion
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God,…
How I’ll Vote This Election
I’ve always struggled to know how to engage in politics, both as a citizen and a communicator. I believe it’s clear that God calls us to care about…
3 ways to talk to your kids about the election: Hamilton style
Can we be honest? It seems like a root canal would be more pleasant than entering into the political discourse currently enveloping our country. With so much divisiveness…
Love your enemies
“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.…
God of the harvest
Ahhh, Fall is finally here. Of course it’s cliché, but Fall is my favorite season. I feel especially happy for Fall this year with how challenging 2020 has…
God is calling us to participate in politics
I have been privileged over the years to know several Christians in political leadership, both as their pastor and as their friend. One of the frequent concerns I…
Sorrow and Hope
My social media timeline has been filled this week with back to school pictures of mama’s shedding tears as they lament their students growing older and transitioning to…
3 Reasons to Trust Your Shattered Soul to God’s Strength
How’s your soul? Where does it draw its strength from? “Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in the miry…
3 promises God makes to every suffering person
In the appendix of his classic book, The Problem of Pain, C. S. Lewis includes this note from physician R. Havard: “Mental pain is less dramatic than physical…
