In life there are stepping stones much like those meticulously placed in ponds and streams by landscape architects and gardeners. They bridge the gap between one piece of solid ground and another. Recently, I have found myself standing on shaky ground. Within a very short period of time, death has…
Read moreOne million one, one million two, one million three… As I counted I surveyed the area around me. The beautiful sandy beach stretched on for miles and miles. Then I looked at the little pile of sand in front of me, it could barely fill a sandwich bag. It was…
Read more“God knows where you are, and He can get you to where He wants you to be.” He began his sermon with those words, and I knew it was an answer to the cry of my heart. If life is divided into seasons, I am in the winter of my…
Read moreI can remember making a complete fool out of myself when I chose the dare rather than face an unknown question where I imagined having to tell the truth about which boy I liked or some similarly embarrassing fact I’d rather not say out loud. In a family bigger than…
Read more‘Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” And he said to them, “When you pray, say: “Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day…
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