The Sad Confession of a Recipe Rebel

It's impossible to bake well unless you follow a recipe consistently. It's also impossible to live a victorious Christian life unless you obey God.

Although I don’t cook as much as I once did, I occasionally enjoy puttering around my little kitchen. Give me a stir-fry where I can improvise, and you’ll find me whistling while I work. I am at my creative best when it comes to soup. Extra vegetables, zucchini noodles replacing wheat noodles, and a little […]

Overcoming an Undercurrent of Low-Voltage Anxiety

I am sensing a low-frequency buzz of anxiety in the lives of many. There is a way to combat that. Do ONE thing today that makes a positive difference.

Are you feeling an undercurrent of anxiety lately? Many of my friends exhibit symptoms such as unexplained fatigue, irritability, sleeplessness, and craving for carbohydrates and sugary foods. I am sensing a heaviness and an annoying low-frequency buzz across Social Media and in the lives of those around me. There is a way to combat that. […]

In a World Gone Mad, Whose Fool Are You?

What motivates you in a world that often appears to have gone mad? Is it selfish ambition, or is it the selfless pursuit of blessing God and others?

I was a child when I first watched the classic slapstick farce, “It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.”  The movie’s premise was simple. A dying man gave cryptic clues to a motley group of strangers. These clues led to a supposed vast fortune. Pursuing the jackpot led the gang across the deserts of Nevada […]

He wasn’t Just Another Homeless Guy

A person's living conditions don't define them in God's eyes. Those we label homeless are God's kids, of great value. He knows them by name. © Sculpture by Timothy Schmalz - Homeless Jesus

I sat silently, stunned by a phone call where I was asked to pray for a mutual friend. Our friend was in intensive care with severe head trauma and was not expected to live. Test results showed that much of R’s brain no longer functioned. We prayed that his extended family would be able to […]

Feeling Like You’ve Been Knocked Down?

If you are going through a rough time, if you have a few chips on your rim and a few hard knocks, but you are still standing, thank God that He fashioned you to endure.

2 Corinthians 4: 7-9 (NASB) -But we have this treasure in earthen containers so that the extraordinary greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves; we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. I had the following […]