Years ago, I was listening to a pastor on Moody Radio who recommended a prayer for those seeking money. "Lord, give me not so much money that it interferes with my following you wholeheartedly."
The old rabbi stood stout. His hands punctuated his wisdom. "You see, Eddie, though you’re not Jewish, keep these words.
You have probably run into someone who knows God’s divine dream for their life. And you’ve likely met someone who is emphatic that His dream for their life is or should be God’s divine dream for...
As children, we are often asked what we want to be when we grow up. As adults, it can be amusing to hear their imaginative responses, and how their dreams evolve as they grow older. My son is...
When my first marriage ended, I was heartbroken, confused, and lonelier than I’d ever been. I didn’t think I could feel any sadder, until my ex-husband re-married, surrounded by many mutual...
As a younger sibling, my daughter has never known what it is like to have me all to herself, and while I have poured myself out in so many ways, somehow her little heart is wired towards scarcity. She...
I watched the snowplows weave seamlessly in and out of driveways from my townhouse window. The tires rotated every which way, unthreatened by the slippery mush underneath. Inches of snow seemed to...
A few years ago on a gloomy Sunday morning, I arrived at Willow Creek in Crystal Lake hoping for the Sunday sermon to work its usual magic by filling my soul and setting me on the right path for the...
I must admit, I love reading the stories in the Old Testament way more than I love the New. I am always amazed at how I relate to those stories so well.