Tell me you weren’t expecting a traditional “We should give thanks to God this Thanksgiving” blog. You should know me better by now. In the sermon series I brought to my church this month, I invited the congregation to consider how (and when) God gives thanks for us. Think…
“I know the LORD is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.” —Psalm 16:8 The woman I am going to call Edina found scripture challenging. Some verses were direct for her, but like many of us on the journey to discovering God, she…
Ruth 3:1-15 We can all be puzzle people, even if we literally don’t have a jigsaw puzzle on a table in front of us. We have pieces, sometimes a lot of pieces. Some of the pieces come together and we get an image, or a glimpse of the whole. From…
One thing is clear since this past Tuesday: this won’t be politics as normal. Some who prayed for God to direct this election may not comfortable with this new news. All of us, no matter our location, should wonder, “Is God changing, or are we?” Some believe God does…
With her two daughters-in-law she set out from the place where she had been living, and they took the road that would lead them back to Judah. But on the way, Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back to your mothers’ homes. And may the LORD bless you for…