Christmas peace
I’ve been blessed with nearly 50 Christmases. It’s fun to reminisce over my Christmases, celebrated in different houses, in a variety of countries, with different people,... »
Marie Alvero
Waiting on the Lord
Remember back when waiting was a thing? When strawberries were only available during strawberry season. When letters took weeks to arrive at their destination. When we tr... »
Level up your faith
No doubt about it, today’s culture challenges faith. Judeo-Christian values may have provided the foundation for modern morality in many countries, but culture today is p... »
A living sacrifice
“Dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find... »
Unoffended
“Great peace have they that love thy law and nothing shall offend them” (Psalm 119:165 KJV). Let me tell you about some things I have not gotten offended by: My toddler g... »
The most true thing
One of the big challenges we face today is managing our expectations. What do we use as a gauge for a life well lived? Everything from the styling of our pantry to the tr... »
The Joyful Heart
As followers of Jesus, “grateful” should be our default setting when we consider that Jesus died to redeem us from an eternity of being separated from God. This should pu... »
Lord, Teach Us to Pray
Recently I received a call from my daughter, who was a few hours away with her friends; they were going to attend a concert. They had excitedly purchased tickets months i... »
The Bible and You
A few years ago, I determined to read the entire Bible, cover to cover. I loved discovering the symmetry between the Old Testament and the New Testament. Many of the grea... »
Sync with the shepherd
I was on a Zoom call talking to a coworker. Her work was a mess; she was not keeping up, and it was impacting her customers and department. “Tell me what’s going on,” I s... »
You train for it
It is always amazing when someone has peace in a truly trying situation. I think sports provides a good analogy for how that can happen. You train for it. I’m not a big s... »
Good little house
Recently we bought a 1960s tiny house as an investment property. I honestly wonder if we are good investors because this little house project hasn’t gone as we had hoped.... »