For some, maybe 2013 was a rough year. Maybe 2014 isn't looking much better. But in many ways, good years and bad years are just a matter of perspective. I don't want to discount the hard times you've faced, but I will say that no matter what you've been through, God is big enough to … Continue reading Time →

I don't imagine many would argue against the idea that we have no real responsibility for what the nature of someone's "soil" for receiving the seed of the gospel is like. (We've all heard the parable, right? Some seed fell on the road, and the birds ate it up; some fell on the gravel, and … Continue reading You Had Your Chance →

About this time last year, you were probably really worried about something. Maybe it was a relationship on the rocks, financial uncertainty, the loss of a loved one, or something else from the endless list of things that can go wrong. Car trouble. A bad haircut, or a cavity. Oh! A really gnarly zit right in … Continue reading Worry →

I'm part of a generation that has been largely led to believe that people (and the world) should accept us exactly as we are. With the best of intentions, people mutter the phrase, "If they truly love you, you won't have to change for them." But I have to respectfully call this what it is: … Continue reading Change →

Ever wonder where we got some of our Christmas traditions? This is where my curiosity can be my downfall, because I'm the type that can't hang a stocking on a mantle without wondering who did it first and why in the world it became a worldwide tradition. So since the weather is keeping me from … Continue reading Where Did That Come From? →