"…all our stories are about Jesus."
Here's a thought: as true as the Bible is in what it says about Jesus, it is just as true in what it says about us. It is no less true for us. The Bible simply tells the truth. Jesus is God's Son. In believing--not just acknowledging as fact, but believing--we are given a right. …
"Anyone thirsty?"
We start a video series on prayer.
My daughter is teary-eyed as she gets in the car. The only religion off the table for the kids to choose from was Satanism. Witchcraft, okayed. Voodoo, okayed. "I had to switch groups and I broke down crying in front of the whole class."
My daughter and I share a dream. (Technically, it's a family dream, but this daughter talks about it the most, prays with me the most about it.) We call it: The Breakfast House. What is the Breakfast House? The BH is a place where missionaries who have no home, or for whatever reason can't go …
Sometimes life stops you from doing simple things, like waking up at 4 a.m. so you can write. Not that waking up at 4 a.m. is simple anymore. I have to keep changing the sound my alarm plays so that I don't go through the hypnotic routine of sleepwalking across the room to shut off …
It happened and I wasn't ready. I never am. Sigh. I prepare for it, I even aim toward it knowingly. And then one day, BAM! It's happening and I can't stop it. My kid is starting to read. Last night it pricked my heart. Again. I've gone through this with all four of my kids …
