Renewal
For many of us, July brings a long-awaited renewal in the form of a summer vacation. This year, my family made our annual pilgrimage from Georgia to New Hampshire for…
Pain With a Purpose
Naturally speaking, this has not been a week I’d like to prolong. In fact, I’m ready for this week to come to a speedy end. However, I came across a…
Gratitude for the Little Things
I don’t remember when we started the tradition, but when our children were quite young, it was our practice when we gathered each Sabbath evening to each say something we…
God is in Control
My wife and I are fortunate enough to own an audio copy of C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia, a series of seven books about the fictional country of Narnia. We…
Character Development
It happens, whether in literature or in life Sometimes reading is a slog. This may seem like an odd statement from someone who majored in English and talks often of…
Trust In God, Not Human Nature
I’m lying in my bed listening to the rain pattering outside. It’s been a long day, reminding me of the old saying, “When it rains, it pours.” Life has been…