A Joyful Noise: Weeding the Heart
Whenever summer begins, I naturally think about the fall.
“Cursed is the ground for your sake … Both thorns...
Time to Take a Devotional Break: Faith’s Warranty
“They don’t make ‘em like they used to.”
You’ve probably said (or at least heard) this phrase at one...
Time to Take a Devotional Break: Rebels & Rule Followers
I’m a rule follower.
I may talk big and occasionally do some crazy, spontaneous things, but at heart -...
A Joyful Noise: What a Day
Happy National Ballpoint Pen Day.
Hungarian inventor Laszlo Biro patented the pen in Argentina on this day 80 years...
Time to Take a Devotional Break: Come & See
Our world seems to be overwhelmed with appeals by individuals trying to sell us things: a weight-loss program, make-up, clothing, health supplements,...
Time to Take a Devotional Break: Taking God at His Word
My father was a man of his word and a man of God’s Word. If dad made a promise, he kept it....
Time to Take a Devotional Break: When God Unexpectedly Shows up
If you are a living, breathing human being, I daresay you have felt disappointed by God at some point. Even if you...
Time to Take a Devotional Break: Redeeming the Darkness
Whether it’s the kitchen drawer held shut by a pesky soup ladle, that closet in the extra room, the backyard shed you’ve...
Time to Take a Devotional Break: Between Two Seasons
December 26th through January 1st is a strange time of year.
The frenzy of Christmas preparations, travel, and celebrations...
A Joyful Noise: True Love – And Pizza
On the eve of Valentine’s Day — when Americans inexplicably conclude that those tiny candy hearts taste good...