NASA-2014 Hubble image showing hundreds of galaxies, An avid star gazer and space nerd, I find it fascinating that NASA is on a mission to look deep into space to get a glimpse of that moment in time when our universe was born. They say we're not far from looking at...
Paradise Lost We were created for perfection. For life. To live endlessly. To live wholly. Without disease. Without pain. Without knowing death. In perfect relationship with our Creator. To enjoy His company. Created to walk and talk with Him in the Garden. To enjoy...
God is... Caring Tender Loving, God. Real Alive Dynamic, God Strong Wonderful Powerful, God. Healing Saving Miraculous, God. Gracious Forgiving Merciful, God. Faithful Present Providing, God. Generous Embracing...
Love— mortals have sung it's praise before and it will be sung again over and over throughout time forever... and yet, with each new song, the bard that sings discovers something new ever adding to that mound of understanding— nothing is new, nothing is old and yet,...
On a recent trip to San Francisco, friends took us to Sequoia National Park to walk among its famous redwood giants. Five of the world's largest trees are found in this park. I have seen many beautiful photographs of these famous giants over the years, but nothing...
As Valentine's day rolls back around we are once again bombarded by TV ads for diamonds, heart-shaped boxes of chocolates, red roses and definitions of love that seem watered-down to pander to our needs, desires or fantasies. And our symbols for love, however...
As the second anniversary of my Dad's home-going comes around, I find myself thinking a lot about death – dying, dealing with death, grief, mourning, etc. The well known Kübler-Ross model of grief identifies five stages of the grieving process: denial, anger,...
I overheard a group's heated debate on grace in a coffee shop recently. "I believe we deserve all that God gives us by default simply because we're his children!" said a guy as he sipped his hot pumpkin spice latté. "Christians use 'grace' as an excuse to keep on...
Spirit and Truth In John chapter 4 we read about Jesus' counter-cultural encounter with the Samaritan woman. Jesus challenged well-established norms of his day by choosing to travel through Samaria, an area despised by the Jews. He chose to break journey in Samaria...
I'm struggling with how best to support a loved one who is currently making choices I'm convinced are harmful, destructive and contrary to foundational principles I believe in. I'm spending hours examining my heart, agonizing over how to express love and at the same...
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