At 9:30 A.M. on December 14th, the peace of Sandy Hook Elementary School was shattered forever. As a nation, our hearts grieve for the families who lost their innocent children alongside their loving teachers. We cannot comprehend such darkness and are disheartened by the mental, [...]
Jon and Lindy on their Puerto Rican Cruise, February 2012 Reflections on Lent Beginning tomorrow many Evangelical Christians will begin observing a contemporary version of the Lenten season. For most of us this tradition primarily involves giving up something we enjoy for the duration of [...]
…a thoughtful observance of the spiritual calendar, a kind of sacred rhythm, has a lot of merit in a world so overbearingly secular. – Derek Maul, Reaching Toward Easter I have called you not to the secular journey where you must make everything in your [...]
pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children Lamentations 2:19 A Flood of Prayer I don’t know if I had ever heard of a tsunmai before December 26, 2004. [...]
A Well that Never Runs Dry My soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. —Psalm 63:1–3 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. —Matthew 5:6 [...]
The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it. ~James Bryce Idea #2 – Give your grandchild a new book for Valentine’s Day. Add a note inside to affirm and bless them. Would you like to give [...]
The pink, princess tent in the basement is our tent in the wilderness. We look through a hole in the tent roof to see the nighttime stars and look for the Big Dipper. Samantha, the leader of our camp, turns out the lights and tells [...]
Heavenly Father, Thank you for these new grandchildren who have become part of our family. Help us to welcome them with open hearts and open arms. Help us to be patient as this new relationship slowly develops. May each one experience your love and care [...]
Open Hands and Open Hearts In his book on Prayer, Richard Foster talks about the prayer of surrender. He explains that we use our hands to symbolize the attitude of our hearts. When we pray with palms down, we are letting go of the things [...]
Daily Meditation for Christmas Day For unto us is born, this day in the city of David, A Savior, which is Christ the Lord. Glory to God in the Highest And this will be a sign to you, You shall find the babe wrapped in [...]
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