“So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him. His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you,…
Read moreI hung up the phone and couldn’t help but wonder, “where has the joy gone?” Like many people, my sister friend whom I was talking to on the phone was overpowered by her stress and grief that joy was nowhere to be found. She had the life that she had…
Read more4 So Abram left, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Haran. 5 He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Haran,…
Read moreWe took the Christmas decorations down a little earlier than usual – leaving the house looking a bit empty. This year, one filled with so much brokenness, it seems a good metaphor for my heart. The Advent season, with all its joys, provided a gentle escape from life’s pressures, but…
Read moreI don’t really believe in New Year’s resolutions. Resolutions to me means “change” and change is something that should happen more often than just the start of a new year. Most people have difficulty keeping their commitment to what they intend to resolve, that’s probably why most New Year’s resolutions…
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