When I taught school, I tried very hard to be consistent in my expectations for my students’ behavior and predictable in my follow-through with them. If they knew that what I expected today matched yesterday and that consequences (both positive and negative) wouldn’t change, then they felt secure in my…
About 10 years ago, I visited Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. Fascinating place, and I really enjoyed my time there. Except for a roughly one-minute portion of my tour of the cave. The guide turned off the lights. Instantly, we were plunged into a darkness so thick I could feel it…
I’ve probably shared this before, but I was fascinated when I learned about recognizing counterfeit money. Experts don’t learn how to spot a counterfeit by studying counterfeits; they learn by studying the real deal. Then, when something doesn’t “look right,” they know it’s a fake. We’ve got a wonderful resource…
HYMN DAY! Isn’t this every Christian’s desire, to be drawn ever closer to our Savior? “Draw Me Nearer” by Fanny Crosby is rich with longing for growth and relationship. It could easily be read as a prayer. 1 I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice, And it…
Regrets, I’ve had a few… Can I get an amen? There are so many things I wish I could go back and do over. And every single one of them could have been avoided if I’d kept my feet on His pathway. God gave us free will, and sometimes we…
Humans exercise their brains and come up with pretty cool stuff. But no matter how amazing or attention-grabbing the discovery might be, later there’ll be something else that tops it. We have a limit. God, on the other hand, has no limit. What He creates stands the test of time.…
There have been more times than I can count when I turned to God’s Word in search of comfort, peace, wisdom, encouragement, assurance, or discernment. When I open His Word and seek it, I find security and stability. There is nothing in this world that will last forever. But His…
Generations… When God spoke to the children of Israel, He often mentioned the next generations. Passing faith to the next generation is so very important. All it takes is one generation becoming complacent or unbelieving to turn a faithful family/country into a faithless one. God is there for our children…
HYMN DAY! I’m sure you all know this, but it’s a hymn that bears repeating. Every day. Maybe even every hour. Meditate on the words to “Great is Thy Faithfulness” by Thomas Obadiah Chisholm. 1 Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father. There is no shadow of turning with…
