Dear Paco
American novelist Ernest Hemingway wrote a story about a father and his teenage son. In the story, the relationship had become somewhat strained, and the teenage son ran away from home.
Category: Devotionals
Reminded and Reassured
My parents are divorced and remarried. It’s a part of my story, and whether I like it or not, this reality affects how I encounter Jesus’ Prodigal Son parable.
You Are Loved… More Than You Can Imagine
There is so much I could write about this story of the prodigal son. I was a prodigal at one time and so were several of my children.
Responsibility and Forgiveness
Before my husband and I had kids, we decided on a list of family values we wanted to define our parenting and the culture of our family.
A Matter of the Heart
“I am so sorry I am late…” I said to my friend breathlessly as I approached our table at the coffee shop. I continued with a litany of excuses that led to my tardiness.
Gossip
The sun glimmered on the leaves near us and the birds tweeted—God had given us a wonderful new day.
Never Too Soon To Turn Around
When we’re lost in the woods, the road out is longer than the road in. It’s easy to forge off on our own, either to chase a desire or escape reality.
Watch and See
"If you two don't behave, you are going to be sent to—church," I would threaten my preteens, who never had been inside one.
I Am The Older Brother
Throughout this series, we are focusing on the story of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15. We often focus a lot of attention on the prodigal son, as is evident by even our name for the parable, but I wonder...