I wonder what my children will say about me when they’re grown. The world is full of parents who’ve tried their best and now the men and women they once called “child” won’t answer the phone when they call. Far better men than me have held the title “father” and have trained up children in the way they should go, only to watch that famous Proverb be proved more a general rule rather than a concrete, spiritual law. Proverbs 22:6 says, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

[As previously seen at KKLA.com and Crosswalk.com] The biblical mandate of stewardship requires believers to treat everything they have with responsibility. But is it possible to become too responsible with what we’ve been given?

*Originally published on May 5, 2022 For all mothers everywhere… we celebrate you today.

When member Jennifer went on vacation to Nashville, a trip to the emergency room was not on her original itinerary. But after an e-scooter mishap, that’s exactly where she ended up.

“Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us …”

The older I get, the more I realize just how remarkably unprepared I am for the complexities of life.

[As previously seen on Crosswalk.com] I have a memory that pops up once in a while. I was in second grade, playing outside with my two best friends. We stood in a circle, and we decided we would each point to our best friend. Lauren pointed at Becca, and Becca pointed at Lauren. I can't remember who I pointed to, but I do remember that no one pointed at me. It was so long ago, so simple, and yet so hurtful.

“I said, ‘Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest’…” Psalm 55:6