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—

Did it seem like the Lord was putting obstacles in your way to steer you in a different direction than you had in mind?

We’ve reached that time of year where I’m starting to reflect on the last 11 months and look ahead toward the flipping of the page to yet an

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

“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...

“So Jacob named the place Peniel saying, ‘For I have seen God face to face, yet my life has not been snatched away.’ Now the sun rose on...

This spring I really discovered a love for cookies –not just the ones you make at home, but the ones from Cookie Society. It’s incredible...

This past weekend was spent with a lot of high school and middle school girls at Girls Retreat! As the girls minister at Frisco First, it...

On a recent Friday morning, in the darkness of the before school hours, I sink with a huff down into my favorite green paisley chair in...

How do you feel when someone does something despicable and then is made to pay the price? But what if, instead, they get forgiveness,...

My oldest son and I just got back from a college visit to Colorado. This is my first time on this “try to help my not sure 17-year-old...

I have two dogs. One loves to go outside when it is raining. The other thinks the first is nuts. He does not want to go near the door...

Josh walks through the door of his home after school hoping for someone to love him enough to see him and care he is there. His mom is in th

This summer, our student ministry took a team of students to Zambia. This trip was a dream come true for me. I’ve had the desire to do...

The picture above was taken when I was walking one morning. I thought it was stunning so I stopped to soak it up. But of course as with...

Well, another season of Noisy Narratives is in the books. We officially wrap up our second season today with our 57th episode. Season two...