Moses was an impetuous, hot tempered man who tried to take matters into his own hands. He thought he knew how to handle the Egyptians, by creating his own sense of justice, killing a brutal slave master. After 40 years in the desert, Moses was an unsure man, humbled by…
Read moreI had dozed off in the cabin while grandma played with the kids outside. My afternoon nap came to an abrupt halt the second I heard her words, “Cody fell off the dock.” I shot up off the couch to see my little guy standing in front of me, covered…
Read moreThe littlest one wanted a dinosaur movie, but the oldest (and her sister) wanted something less “cartoonish.” She reasoned with her sibling about why her movie would be a better choice and even offered him delayed gratification. “You can watch your movie tomorrow …” Nothing seemed to be breaking this…
Read moreAs I look around our world today, I see such little personal responsibility for mistakes made and wrongs done. Everyone is either certain that someone will bail them out from their predicament or that they can blame someone else for their failures. As a Christian, of course, I’m grateful for…
Read moreIt was a good thirty minutes past bedtime when I walked by my son’s closed door and heard a sweet sound. “Waves of mercy, waves of grace…” he sang quietly to himself, not knowing he had an enraptured audience on the other side of the door. At the age of four, he is…
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