Christ’s Character

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.  Galatians 5:22-23 Following a challenging tour in Afghanistan, Scott, […]

“Small” Miracles

Do not despise these small beginnings. Zechariah 4:10 nlt At our wedding shower, our shy friend Dave stood in a corner clutching an oblong, tissue-wrapped object. When […]

Mind-Blowing Teaching

My son . . . keep my commands in your heart.  Proverbs 3:1 Sophia Roberts witnessed open heart surgery for the first time when she […]

Together in Jesus

In Christ we . . . form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. Romans 12:5 Most of the three hundred residents of Whittier, […]

No Longer a Foreigner

You are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people.  Ephesians 2:19 “You don’t belong here.” Those words crushed an eight-year-old girl’s […]

The Ups and Downs of Life

I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. John 16:33 A Facebook memory popped up, showing me a picture […]

God’s Patient Love

A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.  Isaiah 42:3 When I give our beautiful, fluffy Norwegian […]

Grafted into God’s Family

You, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others.  Romans 11:17 During a visit with my father to his beloved Ecuador […]

Good Congee

He went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him.  2 Kings 5:14 Jocelyn’s bestselling dish […]