May 31, 2023 | Weekly Devo
It’s clearly a new day when it comes to planning out our kids’ summer. My memory may fail me, but I can’t remember one time when I overheard my parents discussing which camps their three kids were going to attend, coordinating dates to ensure we had friends with us,...
May 24, 2023 | Weekly Devo
Today I turn 40 years old. To some, this seems so young. To others it feels like a far away and ancient place they will not see for so long that it’s not even on the horizon. 40 has been a hard pill for me to swallow. Many of my friends are looking forward to the new...
May 18, 2023 | Weekly Devo
Need direction? Me, too, friend. From where to live to how to love, I desperately need to know the way I should go. I don’t know about you, but when I’m in a time of transition or season of change, uncertainty and anxiety crowd out excitement and opportunity. The...
May 6, 2023 | Weekly Devo
In my quest for freedom from back pain there has been a lot of hard work. I’ve been rowing for three months now. There were many days that I didn’t feel like doing it. At all. But, the payoff has been huge. I was able to go to my mom’s this weekend and do very...
May 3, 2023 | Weekly Devo
Two of my favorite things in life are cooking and family antiques. Sometimes, those two things are in the same scenario. Recently I experienced such a scenario. On Easter, we all met as a family at my parent’s home for a meal after church. In recent years, I have been...
Apr 26, 2023 | Weekly Devo
We have an authority problem. It’s an American problem and it’s a global problem. Specifically, we don’t trust the leaders and institutions that should and could empower human flourishing. That’s the conclusion of the Edelman Trust Barometer, a yearly survey of over...
Apr 19, 2023 | Weekly Devo
If you go back and read the Old Testament, you will discover that Pentecost was one of the Jewish feast days. Only they didn’t call it Pentecost. That’s the Greek name. The Jews called it the Feast of Harvest or the Feast of Weeks. It is mentioned in five...
Apr 11, 2023 | Weekly Devo
As Easter was approaching this year, I’ve been contemplating the magnitude of Jesus sacrifice anew. It is almost impossible not to sanitize the crucifixion narrative, because the reality of it is so horrific. Even the sanitized version is hard to contemplate. Jesus...
Mar 29, 2023 | Weekly Devo
Yes, I know I have recently shared about Psalm 23, but it has really been a touch point for me lately. Here’s a little glimpse into why: Some of you know that our youngest and her little family are taking off next month on their first RV adventure. Though I’ve...
