I was 7 or 8 when I tried to change my name. I thought I had that authority. After all, it was my name, wasn’t it? My given name,...

Hagar ran away. You would have, too. She was tired of Sara's taunts and sarcasm. She was tired of no compassion. She was tired of no...

Control is a risky partner. When we are in charge and try to secure something we want or need; it feels right, deserved, and perfectly...

What do you do when someone or some-thing has control over your life? We’ve felt this angst with the Pandemic. Even if we did everything...

What do you do when life is out of control? I don’t know about you, but I get testy, which is just a polite word for cranky. I don’t want...

The Magi give me hope for every secular-minded, God-ignoring person on this planet. The Magi were God’s first clue that He sent His son...

We don’t know much about Mary’s mother except that she had one. There are several ways to interpret the silence.. Maybe she had died...

We don’t make much of Joseph. He comes into the first Christmas scene only briefly. He was engaged to Mary and obeyed an angel in a dream...

Is courage just an over-positive accounting of your skills and belief in yourself? Is it a reckless nod to adventure and risk? What is...

Most of the New Testament scripture I remember the best, Paul wrote. He was a master in communicating the truths of transformation. He...

As a young adult, I wondered how I could know for sure that a marriage relationship could last for life.

On a day when I felt my parenting skills shriveling, when fear wrapped me in an impenetrable shroud, and I felt helpless staring into a...

My favorite Gospel writer is Luke. He captured so many of Jesus’ stories and interactions, especially the ones about healing. I look at the

I love my sister. We grew up practically joined at the hip. One of our favorite activities to share has always been time in the kitchen.

We are people who need to know. We think that knowing more information helps us follow God. But what kind of information?

What is the trait that makes a person someone God can use? We take personality tests. We find our number on an enneagram scale. We look...

Sarah was named a princess. That's what her name means. However, her name carried no royalty. She has always been treated as a...

When do you see stars? At night, mostly. In fact, the darker the night, the better we see them. Esther lived in a very dark time and...