Tag Archives: Faith

It chugged. It sputtered. It blew puffs of black exhaust from a rusty muffler. The cargo truck in front of me wore a film of dirt and highway salt so thick, I could only assume its original paint job ...

I remember the time my husband and I were called into the church school office for a conference about one of our children. There was a problem. It was big. I didn't know but the administration did. To...

Many people set a goal to read through the Bible each year, but that resolution gets sidelined somewhere in Leviticus when they get so far behind it seems impossible to catch up on their reading plan....

I read this quote the other day: "What you think of yourself is a lot more important than what others think of you." It's easy to place our identity in others' opinions of us or who others say we are....

It's so interesting walking into a women's state penitentiary. Recently, I was asked to serve on the prayer team for a special event. The cold environment and steel doors certainly were not welcoming....

We visited a different church this past Sunday. We are on vacation, and we jumped in on the middle of a sermon series about growing the church. The preacher was young but had studied his material and ...

I don't know about you, but it feels like the season of Christmas has suddenly snuck up on me. It's not too late to start a Christmas Devotional as you ponder the true meaning of the season. It can be...

I was wandering the aisles of a large variety store the other day when I came upon their Christmas section all set up and ready for the season, and my first reaction was ... joy. Pure, unadulterated j...

Do you ever get overwhelmed trying to find your place in ministry? Most churches encourage all members to get involved. It's a beautiful idea. If each member of a local church were to find an existing...

When you think of "family devotions," what comes to mind? Do you imagine an angelic moment of unearthly cooperation, where children listen as you tenderly open the Scriptures to eager little disciples...