I’m getting tired of the same-old, same-old snacks around here. Bananas? Yogurt? Ho-hum. Even the Easter candy is losing its appeal. I’m not going to make a special trip to the store just to grab some Ben & Jerry’s and a little COVID-19 on the side. So I find myself opening the refrigerator and standing, […]
Gentle Love, Undeserved
My coping mechanisms are under attack and my sin is coming out to play. That’s what happens when you thrive on routine and plans and then they are pulled out from under you like a rug. God forbid, but sometimes I almost start to think that I’m glad I have Jesus just for those “Really […]
Night and Day, Up and Down, Round and Round
Your weekly devotional video in just two (-ish) minutes! “Weeping may last for the night but joy comes in the morning.” Psalm 30:5 There are patterns in this broken world. Night…and then day…and then night again. It’s even more predictable than the seasons! But God gives us his presence to help us get through the […]
My Inner Introvert is Screaming
COVID-19 Quarantine Day 30 We’re coming off a holiday weekend, albeit a strange one, watching church in our homes and dressed in Easter clothes from the waist up. But this Easter, just like every other year we celebrated the resurrection of Jesus – what joyful event! I know that in my head, but my heart […]
Good Friday
Happy Good Friday! Happy…? I have a hard time knowing how to handle Good Friday. On one hand, I think it is a gift that God has given us a time to mourn this broken world. To admit that it’s hard that we live in a world with pandemics and cancer and betrayal and hate. […]