Have you ever seen a yoke used for plowing? There are two holes for two animals. Typically, an experienced animal will be paired with a less experienced one, and the two must work together. Jesus says His yoke is easy and His burden is light. We have work to do and burdens to bear in this life, …
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Transaction or Interaction?
I was ready for the day. I had done all the various things to be “presentable” – hair, makeup, clothing. I had quite a few perfunctory errands to run and was about to head out the door. The thought occurred to me that I had taken a lot of care in the “getting ready,” but …
Be Prepared
Be prepared. It’s the Boy Scout motto. So much of life is about the preparation. It is often the difference between success and failure. Even in something as simple as preparing a meal – the organizing, buying ingredients, cutting, chopping, peeling, mixing – all done before you get to the actual cooking. In a career- the education, the …
Jesus Is Our Amen
Jesus Is Our Amen “All the promises of God find their yes in Him” (2 Corinthians 1:20). Jesus is the one who fulfills all the promises of God. In Revelation 3:14, when giving instructions for writing to the church at Laodicea, Jesus says of Himself, “The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, …
The More You Know
The more you know His Word, the more you know His Will. That phrase came to me recently as I was pondering some decisions about the future. All of us who follow Christ have probably prayed for specific direction about a big decision we needed to make. Maybe we have operated with the assumption that …
A Matter of Inches
Inches That Changed Everything Recent events have left me, like many of you, heartbroken and pondering where we are in our society. I was thinking about how in many ways, life comes down to inches, minutes, or even fractions of seconds. A bullet can merely graze the flesh, or penetrate the tissue of life- inches. …
The Beautiful Eternal
The Beautiful Eternal What is it that makes us yearn for beauty? In people, in nature, in created things, in music, and even in words, we seek after beauty. Artists of various kinds long to create something transcendent – something that will be remembered long after we are here. I believe part of this yearning …
A Return to Joy
There seems to be a lot of sadness today, especially among young people. There is more focus on mental health, more introspection, more “self-care” than ever before, and yet it appears there is also more misery. Even on their faces, there is a hopeless, hardened look. Approximately 42% of Gen Z have been given a …
Twice Adopted
Twice Adopted Growing up I never realized there was a stigma associated with being adopted. In fact, truth be told, I might have gone to the other extreme, thinking I was a bit “more special” than others who had come into their families in the “typical” way! I have to credit my parents with my …
Why Go?
Why Go? “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold I am with you …
Life By The Way 