Photo Credit “Change the channel,” my husband commanded. I’d turned on the news to listen to the weather report, but instead violent images splashed across the screen as the reporter outlined a dark night of terror. My face was furrowed with anxiety as I sat paralyzed by the news. We live in a fallen world…
Photo Credit “Where are your shoes?” I asked the young guy standing beside me. “We didn’t have any size tens,” he responded. I gave my shoe-less brother a big hug. We’d volunteered to help with our church’s monthly clothing drive at the Homeless Shelter, and his generosity spoke volumes about loving sacrificially. In Romans,…
Photo Credit Recently, Relevant Magazine asked 10 successful innovators “What do you wish you knew when you were 27?” This online magazine seeks to speak into the lives of Christian twenty- and thirtysomethings who want to change the world. The question is will twenty year olds slow down and listen to wise advice. I…
Photo Credit During my last year in high school, I counted down the days until my eighteenth birthday on a calendar. Eighteen stood for adulthood and freedom to me. I longed to make my own choices and dreamed of exploring the world without the restrictions of parental supervision. However, it didn’t take long for…
Photo Credit As a high school teacher, I learned quickly that I must keep my eye on the clock. A class period was 45 minutes, and students loved to get me “off topic” by asking about my weekend and the weather. I knew that five minutes wasted each day would total two weeks of…
I want to leave my mark. As I trudge my way through the wilderness, holding forth the Word of life, I am leaving footprints on the path for others to follow. I must surrender my pride and let it fall down into the mire. Each time I do, a cross is planted in the ground…