Weekly Gospel Meditation
How to Pray for Children and Grandchildren
Our children and grandchildren desperately need prayer I’ll never forget the day I dropped my oldest daughter off for her first day at our large public high school. Our son had gone before her, but somehow it felt different for my daughter. She seemed small and frail...
3 Steps to Leaving the Legacy Your Loved Ones Need
In this month’s Numbering Our Days column, I’m responding to a question from reader Dr. Penny F., a friend and grief counselor. (Please send me your questions and thoughts. I’d love to consider them for this column). Penny asked, “How should we prepare our children...
Freedom from Addiction: A True Story
Today, as we continue our celebration of gospel freedom I am asking an important question: Is there such a thing as freedom from addiction? Since I work in jail ministry (note about jail ministry — prayers that we can go back in soon), I ask this addiction question of...
Celebrating Our True Freedom in Christ
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 Have you ever been running happily along in your Christian life only to be suddenly tripped up by some new teaching? That’s what happened to the...
The Hopeful Freedom of Belonging to God
This month, we’re focusing on freedom, especially considering how to live in the freedom for which Christ sets us free (See Galatians 5:1). Many of us live in a world that prioritizes autonomy, the freedom of self-rule. The battle cry of the 21st century may be best...
Two Crucial Questions for Recovery and Restoration
Hi Friends, This week’s meditation, an excerpt from From Recovery to Restoration: 60 Meditations for Finding Peace & Hope in Crisis, reminds us that when we are running and hiding in the midst of difficulty, Jesus is always running after us. When he finds us, he...
10 Benefits to Numbering Our Days
“So teach us to number our days, that we may get a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 “Death isn’t a popular subject. We live in a society characterized by the denial of death. This is unusual because most people who have lived on this earth have given a great deal of...
Failure Redeemed: A True Story
Leadership Failures We tend to put our trust in leaders, sometimes to the point of idolatry. What do we do when leaders fail us? This true story offers guidance and hope. Once upon a time, a man a young man, a small shepherd, was chosen by God to be king… a son, a...
A Father’s Day Gift He’ll Love
Last month we wrote letters to our mothers or mother figures, thanking them for how they shaped our lives. Dads often get short shrift when it comes to Father’s Day, though I’m not quite sure why. We don’t always go to the lengths to celebrate Dads that we do to...
How to Share Your Story of Grace
O my people, listen to my instructions. Open your ears to what I am saying, for I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past— stories we have heard and known, stories our ancestors handed down to us. We will not hide...