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July 2026

July 13, 2026

I Thought I’d Be Holier by Now

I Expected a Spiritual Software Upgrade When I became a Christian, I assumed sanctification would...

May 2026

May 08, 2026

Why Foster Parenting Is Hard—and Still Worth It

May is National Foster Care Month In honor of National Foster Care Month, I’d like...

June 2025

June 16, 2025

When Spying Is a Spiritual Gift—and My Husband Has It

Divine Reconnaissance The Bible is surprisingly full of spies—and not the James Bond kind. Sometimes,...

April 2025

April 03, 2025

The Proverbs 31 Wife vs. My Wrinkled Reality

Wanted- A Good Wife The Bible presents a noble vision of a wife—a woman of...

December 2024

December 20, 2024

Fruitcake: From Biblical Delicacy to Christmas Doorstop

Biblical Fruitcakes As we deck the halls with boughs of holly and turn our hearts...

November 2024

November 27, 2024

Confessions of a Thanksgiving Shortcut Taker

Biblical Basis For Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is Biblical, although the references to thanksgiving that are mentioned...

November 27, 2024

Why I Quit Tithing

Today, I want to take a break from humor to answer the question, “How much...

November 01, 2024

Writing vs. The World: A Battle I’m Clearly Losing

Ancient Writers' Obstacles to Writing I often marvel at how the Bible was written. In...

October 2024

October 01, 2024

A Battle of the Bulge: When the Scale Has a Mind of Its Own

The Bible does not explicitly mention weight loss or obesity. However, several places in Scripture...

September 2024

September 01, 2024

My “Undevoted” Husband Derails My Spiritual Train of Thought

Winning the Battle of Inspiration I had an excellent idea for a devotion the other...

August 2024

August 01, 2024

Jesus Hosts the Ultimate All-You-Can-Eat Buffet

What Did They Do With the Leftovers? The story of Jesus feeding the 5000 with...

July 2024

July 01, 2024

I Want to Talk to the Animals Like They Did in the Bible

Animals Talked in the Bible The Bible records three accounts of talking animals. The first...

June 2024

June 05, 2024

It’s Adam’s Fault That I Have a Black Thumb

I Blame My Black Thumb on Adam I blame my black thumb on Adam. Adam's...

February 2024

February 13, 2024

Can Today’s Man Woo a Woman With the Song of Solomon?

My husband is no Shakespeare, but I love his poetry because it is original,...

February 05, 2024

12 Ways I Compare to the Proverb 31 Superwoman

Proverb 31 Is Not Just For Mother's Day I realize this is the month of...

January 2024

January 29, 2024

The Secret of My Successful Diet: Cookies

In Humor Break, I have mentioned that my body is a temple—a decrepit, crumbling ruin....

January 23, 2024

No Pain, No Gain

The Bible says our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. Everyone knows that...

January 15, 2024

Does the Bible Say Cleanliness is Next to Godliness?

Does the Bible say, “Cleanliness is next to Godliness?” Actually, no. That expression is...

January 08, 2024

Is There Anything As Depressing Than De-Decorating?

In our home, we have a strict rule that decorating for Christmas does not happen...

December 2023

December 25, 2023

How Do I Top These Christmas Newsletters?

The Christmas Newsletter Merry Christmas as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior,...

December 18, 2023

There’s No Such Thing As An Ugly Christmas Sweater

There is a sweet Christmas song called "The Friendly Beasts." In the song, the animals...

December 11, 2023

Take That Little Drummer Boy and Beat Him With His Drumsticks

Where Did Christmas Songs Originate? I wonder how many people know the first Christmas song...

December 04, 2023

My Husband May Get a Lump of Coal This Christmas

Where Did the Idea of Christmas Gift-Giving Originate? I had always believed that the tradition...

November 2023

November 27, 2023

Theology 101: Man Should Not Live Alone With Bread

My Preschooler's Takeaway On His Sunday School Lesson “What did you learn in Sunday school...

November 20, 2023

My Painful Rejection at Barnes and Noble

A Prophet and An Author Are Rejected in Their Hometowns The Bible tells us in...

November 13, 2023

Marriage Incompatibility: The Battle of the Thermostat

Were Adam and Eve Perfectly Compatible Before the Fall? I sometimes wonder if when God...

November 06, 2023

My Body is a Temple: A Decrepit, Crumbling Ruin

My body is a temple? More Like a Crumbling Ruin Do you not know that...

October 2023

October 30, 2023

Free Candy? Why I Love Halloween

Halloween Means Free Candy Regardless of all the conflicting religious views on Halloween, I loved...

October 23, 2023

Secrets to Successful Biblical Writing: Goat Hide and Fish Bones

Step One: Goat Hide I sometimes wonder how the writers of Scripture managed to get...

October 16, 2023

Did Baal, The Fertility God, Need an Urgent Bathroom Break?

Elijah and the prophets of Baal - An Amusing Biblical Story The story of the...