In the backyard where we lived in St. Louis, the previous owner had put in a raised garden. I decided I could plant some vegetables and...

Matthew 25:14-30 tells the parable of the talents. We know it without looking it up. There are three servants, three gifts, one failure....

Are we haphazard listeners to God? Do we practice listening only when it’s convenient or super important? Are we guilty of listening...

As I prayed for our daughter through countless physical, emotional, and spiritual challenges, I learned much about prayer. I learned the...

Two Jesus-followers were leaving Jerusalem with the worst news possible. Jesus had been nailed to a cross and buried in a tomb. Their...

What will get us through hard times? Not just a pep-talk. Not even a more positive attitude. We need awe. Awe is that instant when...

When our daughter began to lose sight, her world changed. Though she perceived light, the light itself blinded her because of the...

Soul-weariness slows me down more than physical fatigue. It attacks what I thought I believed about myself, that I can make it if I just...

No one was prepared for what Jesus did when he walked into the Temple and turned over the business tables. What was it that disturbed him...

How would we pray if we really believed God would answer? And there it is, the 2-letter word that can come between us and God just like...

We don’t like do-overs. Once and done; that’s our motto. However, if we apply that persuasion to God’s protective requirement to turn...

Fire is merciless. When fire burns paper, wood, refuse; nothing is left but ashes. A gray, powder or fragile flake is all we see from...

I never expected what happened one morning of last December. I was up early as normal to begin my writing morning with an Advent...

I am so tired of this pandemic. I thought the hardest and most complicated days would be over by now. I was fine to isolate for more...

Ask me what my biggest challenge during these days has been and I have only one answer: connections. I can handle more home time. I am a...

by Debbie Goodwin

I love books. Books open worlds we cannot visit, enlarge our imaginations, and give us uncomplicated ways to explore ideas and...

Jesus called out the people who thought that they were close to God because they were descendants of Abraham. He said, Is that where our...

What do we need to thrive? Food and oxygen for sure. Relationships and meaningful involvement are high on the list. We give a lot of...

Spiritual growth isn’t automatic. Nor can growth become a task on list to check off. Instead, growth is 25% determination but 75%...