Thursday, January 23, 2025

A Joyful Noise: Pondering Christmas

“But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.” Mary no doubt had plenty to ponder.

Time to Take a Devotional Break: Thanksgiving People

“It’s not joy that makes us grateful, it’s gratitude that makes us joyful. …Joy is the happiness that does not depend on...

A Joyful Noise: A Tale of Two Kitties

“Daddy, how do you catch a cat?” Lenny stopped typing. “Say what, buddy?” he called from...

Time for a Devotional Break: Do It Scared

What frightens you the most? Following the recent presidential election, some would say they fear political change. Parents often say that they...

A Joyful Noise: Knowing Truth

“What is truth?” Pilate’s question still echoes throughout the past 2,000 years, but sadly, too many people don’t think...

Time to Take a Devotional Break: Remedy for Despair

Life is filled with situations beyond our control — the weather, time, even the response of another human being towards something we...

A Joyful Noise: Truth – Much More Than Theology

“What is truth?” Pilate’s question still echoes throughout the past 2,000 years, and perhaps it echoes even more loudly...

Time to Take a Devotional Break: Meeting With a Skunk

This week I met a skunk. Not in person, but with my car. I never intended to hit the...

A Joyful Noise: What is Truth?

Secure in his palace and fortress, Pilate looked at the prisoner in front of him. The ever-growing mob that had simmered in...

Time to Take a Devotional Break: What God Didn’t Say

You’ve probably heard them before. You might have even SHARED them without fully realizing what you were saying. “God...