It's Christmastime again, and I'm looking at my little wooden nativity set—the one I bought for the girls to play with when they were small—

I have a friend whose daughter didn't listen to a thing her frustrated mother said. This otherwise sweet child would flatly ignore her unles

I had “the hurry” real bad today. Do you ever have “the hurry” too? It’s this constant hurry or rush from one thing to the next. The hurry c

So, you need to be caught up on what is happening; Debbie took a sabbatical which means I also took a break from the podcast and blog.

Gray, billowy clouds fill the sky.  Rain and thunderstorms rolled through the city all night and left evidence of their presence this...

Are you a Sunday nap person? You know, there are people who live for the Sunday afternoon nap. Come home from church, quick lunch, then...

“Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in...

The God Who Sees Hi! my name's Hagar. Thank you for asking for my story You can read the important parts in Genesis chapters 16 and 21,...

1// November 2011. I’m 22 and newly married, in a suburban megachurch comprised almost exclusively of families with kids. Nary a young...

This past Sunday, Pastor Chuck (Frisco First Pastor) introduced a new sermon series titled ‘In God We Trust.’ I had a different idea of...

Today I super-glued my tennis shoes. That’s a ridiculous sentence for a Monday morning. But it’s true. The little bottom, grippy squares...

“I'll never understand why you decided to open an inn on this god-forsaken roadway!”, Judith complained for the hundredth time, “There's...

There is a pile of shoes at the bottom of our stairs - some white Nikes, a pair of Crocs, and various other pair contribute to the...

This is the month when Daylight Savings ends. I feel like it always brings up many opinions – some people love the extra hour of sleep, some

Thank you, Lord, for the warmth of coffee. Thank you for giving us the ability to smell, to feel the differences of hot and cold. You are

Most of you have heard my story, the most important part is recorded in the Bible (Mark 2:1-12 and Luke 5:18-26), but you don't even know...

It’s curious about how things work out sometimes. I love writing – I once had a blog, published a book, and a long time ago, taught 5th...

The other day I was in a conversation about names. We were discussing whether or not we liked our names, the way old names are coming...

AUSE. A temporary stop; a break in a verse; temporary inaction; a mark used in writing or printing to correspond to a pause of voice...

Lord, allow me to see with your vision. To see others as you see them, as you created them. To glimpse a clear picture of the path you’ve