Seasons of disappointment challenge us to understand God's idea of "good," if we’ll but listen. For it so easy to praise God when times are good… but far more difficult when times are bad.
Not long ago, a distraught family member wrote a letter asking if I would please speak with a young man named Tommy who had just broken his neck body surfing. As I stared at the letter, I wept and shook my head, wondering what to say...
Recently, a wonderful friend came to care for me when my husband, Ken, went on a fishing trip. Like anyone who has taken Ken’s place as my caregiver...
The color contrast in this verse fascinates me, and many times I have experimented with painting the sharp distinction of crimson against the unstained purity of white. Like coloring a dark red cardinal against fresh-fallen snow...
When I served on the National Council on Disability in the ‘80s, all 15 bi-partisan council members responded vehemently against a report...
The New Year is upon us, and people are already making resolutions. You commit to, stick your chest out, hold in your belt, and resolve to…
Here’s a good verse for Christmas: Colossians 2:9 says, “In Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body.” Really? Could this child we celebrate...
Ah, a child’s life, wrapped in a warm blanket, sleeping peacefully in his mother’s arms, with hardly a care in the world. Worries aren’t his...
I challenged myself to convey a lively welcome through what could have been a stagnant still life painting of a wreath on a door. I did not merely stop...
I bet your home is decorated with sprigs of pine, twinkly lights; cookies on the table; carols are playing, and you open the front door...
