Don’t you want to make a difference? For much of my early adult life I was haunted by my overwhelming desire to make a difference for Christ. To be a…
HOW (AND WHY) TO PRACTICE CHRISTIAN HOSPITALITY I love to cook, and I brew sweet, Southern iced tea by the gallons. I also love to set a pretty table…
There’s nothing quite like parenting middle schoolers. In between childhood and the wonderful world of teenagers, there’s the middle schooler. Filled with important feelings and first tastes of independence, middle…
Christians are in a fight for their faith. There’s no question there’s a battle going on. The only question is how to put on the armor of God so we…
My daughter was putting a frozen pizza in the oven. Not a name-brand, deep-dish, ultimate, wood-fired, rising crust pizza. Just a generic, store brand frozen pizza, sprinkled with her own…
It was summer in Southern California, and our usual team of neighborhood kids had been playing up and down the street. Just like we always did. Nothing about the day…
Like most parents, I wanted a lot of things for my kids. But nothing came close to my desire for them to know and love Jesus. From the time my…
I’ve been accused of carrying my grandchildren way more than I ‘should.’ When they were tired, I scooped them up. If one was unruly, I held him so he wouldn’t…
My four-year-old granddaughter has played with miniature princess figures since she could hold them in her tiny hands. But on her fourth birthday she asked for a baby doll. None…
We hadn’t seen him since he was a tiny baby. But the 20-year-old soldier called my parents to let them know he was passing through our town and would love…
