Jesus, seeing that everything had been completed so that the Scripture record might also be complete, then said, “I’m thirsty.” . . . After he took the wine, Jesus said, “It’s done . . . complete.” Bowing his head, he offered up his spirit.John 19:28, 30 The Message Most of…
Last week I got to spend four days in New York City on a ministry trip with Spread Truth, the organization I work for. You may have seen a few of my photos posted to social media, but those photos were captured mostly during the down times. To get a…
When I was growing up, one of the fads to pass through was the stereogram poster. These posters invite viewers to stare through the design to find the 3D image hidden within the graphics. It took my eyes a long time to find those elusive images, so I wasn’t a…
Day 8, Chapter 8 I dubbed this study, Looking for Light, and chapter 8 is beaming with it. If you ever wonder who Jesus really is, a read of His claims from this passage is a good place to start: Once more Jesus addressed the crowd. He said, I am…
If anything, 2013 has brought us some fabulous holiday match-ups. Earlier this year, we had Thanksgivukkah—when the first day of Hanukkah fell on Thanksgiving Day. And today, we have Christmaswhichwowedday (Christmas-which-wow-edday), when Christmas and Which Word Wednesday align. You’ve not heard of Christmaswhichwowedday? hmm. Well, I’m sure it’s very popular…
Typically I crack out the Christmas tunes the day after Thanksgiving. My meager collection has the usual—renditions of the classics along with plenty of creative original songs. I know the lines by heart, slipping into them like a favorite cozy sweater. Sometimes I am singing along, almost mindlessly, and my…
So, Christmas is coming. In less than two weeks, even. Already this season I’ve been asked if I’m “ready for Christmas.” Most are inquiring of my progress with the typical preparations—the gifts, the food, the décor. But Christmas is more than that—it’s when we celebrate God’s coming near to us…
As Mike and I prepped a menu for this year’s Thanksgiving feast, we wanted to take our traditional dishes and shake them up a bit. Instead of the typical corn casserole, we’re making a chipotle-cheddar variant; sweet potato souffle will be traded in for twice baked sweet potatoes; green bean…
For some time now I’ve been working on a writing project about a condition I call comfort addiction. We are all prone to it, for deep within, we all face an ache—whether we can name it or not. Our soul-aches push us to seek soothing. We sample ointments of success…
Let’s be honest: Life can be plain crazy. We do our best to navigate relationships and responsibilities, deadlines and errands, moving and sleeping, trying to stay healthy and hopeful in the middle of it all. And the thing is, we don’t know what’s coming, what our days will hold, what…
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