Delivering cookies or treats, searching for a special gift for that certain someone, and spending time with people we care about are examples of how we show our love, especially this time of year. While we feel numerous kinds of love for others and things in this world, only One person embodies a love that …
Shop the Black Friday & Cyber Monday deals, get the tree up, hang the Christmas decorations, make cookies, create, order, address, and mail the cards, plan and host the parties, and don’t forget to remember the reason for the season! Whew! This is NOT how to overflow with joy this season. How to Overflow with …
God moments: occasions when circumstances line up in our lives which could only have been orchestrated by God. I had one of them this week as a reminder from God to not fear, no matter the circumstance. When asked to lead an Advent devotion based on Mary’s visit by the angel Gabriel, I chose to …
The smell of her sweater, the sound of his laugh, her phrase we find ourselves saying are memories evoking a loved one lost. It can be a whiff of perfume, taste of a familiar comfort food, or the sight of someone who for an instant looks like the one we’ve lost. These sensory memories induce …
Windy rain swirls withered leaves into a brown residue amid the gray day. As colorful as those leaves were a few weeks ago, they now are disintegrating as the season shifts. Life’s seasons shift too and often leave our path unclear. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t still follow Him amid shifting seasons. For everything …