Smartphone Compassion

The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness. Exodus 34:6 Was the driver late with your […]

You Can Trust God

Those who know your name trust in you. Psalm 9:10 When my cat Mickey had an eye infection, I put eye drops in his eyes […]

More Precious than Gold

Come to [Jesus], the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him. 1 Peter 2:4 Have you ever looked through low-priced […]

Three Kings

His people made no funeral fire in his honor, as they had for his predecessors. 2 Chronicles 21:19 In the hit musical Hamilton, England’s King […]

Meet Mayela

“When we walked through the doors of St. Jude, we felt we could breathe again,” Angel, Mayela’s dad. Mayela recently returned from “the best trip” of her […]

One Door for All

Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Romans 10:13 The protocols at the restaurant in my childhood neighborhood were consistent […]

Thought for Today

“To prevent crimes, is the noblest end and aim of criminal jurisprudence. To punish them, is one of the means necessary for the accomplishment of […]

God’s Unexpected Ways

God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise. 1 Corinthians 1:27 The pastor squinted over his sermon, holding the pages close […]

An Impossible Gift

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. John 14:27 I was elated to find the perfect gift for my mother-in-law’s birthday: the […]

Open the Eyes of My Heart

May [God] give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. Ephesians 1:17 In 2001, a premature baby named […]