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“Hope is joyous anticipation of good that is not yet here or is unseen.” Dallas Willard “The people walking In darkness have seen a great...

I was greeted by a man in a Santa hat when I went to pick up my car from the shop the other day. It was a damp, dreary, rainy day. His...

“It was in the season of Christmas that I came out of my little garden…and began to walk backwards through history to the place from...

The sound of silence is growing at our house as our children are becoming young adults. One of the things I sometimes miss is the sound...

“Joy is the serious business of Heaven.” C.S. Lewis1 Surely one of the marks of greatness is the longevity of one’s influence. Take the...

"To err is human; to forgive, divine." Alexander Pope Are you in tune? I went to a choir concert this past week. In order to be in tune...

"Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go."* I grew up in a small town across the street from a cornfield. We would watch the...

It’s time for a well. It’s time for a drink of life-giving water. In the midst of all the things that need to be done, in the midst of...

“For the word of the Lord holds true, and we can trust everything he does. Ps 33:4 I was joking around with someone yesterday. It just so...

Do you know how fast you are going? We drove to Canada last week-end. After a long wait to get across the border we found ourselves on a...

One of the challenges of getting older is not the lines that begin to form on your forehead but lines that underline the names and needs...

“Real love loves us, not just as we are, but so that we can become what we are meant to be…It’s a love that won’t let us go.” Mark...

“When Jesus gave his disciples [the Lord’s] prayer, he was giving them part of his own breath. his own life, his own prayer…his own...

My guess is that right now, you or someone you care about is going through something difficult. You need healing. You need comfort in the...

“If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world.”...

“To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.” Rom 8:6 “The most important thing about...

I had the opportunity once to go and see and listen to one of my favorite authors. Afterward, he went to a gathering area along with the...

“The art of the awareness of God, the art of sensing His presence in our daily lives cannot be learned offhand.” Abraham Heschel...

We stayed at a vacation rental near Lake Michigan one winter. It was a small, charming house with beach access and limited views of the...

This Advent I have been inspired by the Carols of Christmas. Each week a new song seemed to capture my imagination. Before moving into...

“Do not be afraid; for see - I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people.” Lk 2:10 The announcement of the good news of...

“How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is given! So God imparts to human hearts the blessing of his heaven.” O Little Town of...

There is something that I sometimes forget. There is something that I wish everyone knew. There is something that is so simple and yet so...

“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel…for he has looked favorably on his people and redeemed them. He has raised up a mighty savior for...