Response to Tests: Whine, Recline, or Shine? I have yet to meet anyone who enjoys taking tests. Yet life is full of tests, isn’t it? Students take exams, we take a test to qualify for a driver’s license, and we even refer to medical lab work as blood tests....
Can We Shed More Than Our Skin? I found an unwelcome surprise outside my front door again. Another two-foot-long snake skin. It wasn’t the first, and I doubt it will be the last. Not an appealing sight. And of course, now I’m wondering where the creature is...
Forty Years in the Wilderness Have you ever felt as if God has you in an extended wilderness experience? You feel stuck in the last place you ever wanted to be. A time of testing that might even feel like God has abandoned you or that you’re under some sort of...
What Cloud Are You Living Under? Are you living under a cloud? Joe Btfsplk was a character in the classic comic strip, “Li’l Abner.” Poor Joe always appeared with a raincloud hovering over his head—a cloud that followed him his entire life. Many live with a...
Living in Jesus or Fitting Jesus In? It was supposed to be light entertainment. A movie airing on one of those “clean” streaming television channels. Just a throwaway line spoken by one fictional character to another. I don’t even remember the name of the program....
Do You Eat Scripture Like a Squirrel or a Raccoon? I have a mango tree in my backyard. Some years the harvest is plentiful—enough for me and the wildlife that consider the tree their personal buffet table. Other years the harvest is sparse, and I find myself...
When Does God Give Grace? I’ve lost count of the times I’ve wished I knew the future, or at least a few aspects of the future. Ever felt the same urge? Planning would be way easier. Less juggling. Fewer conflicts. Less stress. Or not. It’s easy to view the...
A Message Worth Repeating What do you do when you have an important message to communicate? If you’re like me, you may repeat yourself. And if you’re a parent, then you probably repeat yourself to your children on a daily basis. Why? Because repetition helps...
Don’t Believe the Lies “It’s only a black racer,” I said in a matter-of-fact voice to a nervous neighbor as we noticed the snake on her front lawn. “They’re good to have around because they eat insects and small rodents.” A few days later, a black racer...
K-9 Training for Christians I’m hooked. You might even say addicted. At the very least, I’m enthralled . . . by those social media reels of military dog training. Have you seen them? Here’s one example: www.facebook.com/reel/731161655971539 Maybe I’m feeling a...
Response to Tests: Whine, Recline, or Shine? I have yet to meet anyone who enjoys taking tests. Yet life is...
Can We Shed More Than Our Skin? I found an unwelcome surprise outside my front door again. Another...
Forty Years in the Wilderness Have you ever felt as if God has you in an extended wilderness experience? You...