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July 2021

July 21, 2021

Finding Balance, Part 2: 3 Steps Toward Thriving

Finding balance is tricky. Last week I wrote about balance because so many of us...

July 16, 2021

Systemic Sins Matter to God: From Crimson to White as Wool

As I created the oil painting above, I couldn't help but think about a song...

July 13, 2021

Finding Balance: Don’t Take On More Than You Can Do Well

Finding balance between working hard and working well can be challenging. I quit my teaching...

July 08, 2021

Is God Joyful? Do Believers Reflect the Joy of the Lord?

"Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee" is a hymn I used to sing a lot...

July 07, 2021

Seeking Peace Through Creative Imagination: God’s Kingdom Now

They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will...

July 01, 2021

“Liberty and Justice for All”: Loving God and Country

I love my country. While I was in Mozambique, just the mention of the Fourth of...

June 2021

June 30, 2021

God Likes to Party: One Suggestion for Tired People

In the Old Testament, God commanded the people to celebrate seven feasts or festivals per...

June 25, 2021

There’s No Rushing Art—or Life: It Takes 10,000 Hours

Rockwell's words of comfort below are an encouragement to me as an artist. I always...

June 23, 2021

Be on God’s Side: Wisdom from Abraham Lincoln

“My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is...

June 17, 2021

My Dad Was the Best: 3 Ways to Build Your Child’s Confidence

As Father's Day rolls around, I'm thinking about my dad. He passed away at age...

June 16, 2021

Gifts and Talents: 3 Ways We Can Do Better With the Next Generation

Gifts and talents are a form of God's grace we can offer to others, and...

June 12, 2021

You Can Do It: Pray, Read and Find 20 Minutes

If you want to accomplish something and you feel you don't have time, see if...

June 09, 2021

Wait, Pray, Ask: 3 Steps to Healthy Communication in Marriage

"What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him. The blind man...

June 04, 2021

3 Things We Took for Granted Before 2020

1. Sharing Meals Together Before COVID, we had friends over to eat on a regular...

June 01, 2021

When You Mess Up, Just Keep Going

I learned a valuable lesson from an ink splat in the middle of a portrait...

May 2021

May 28, 2021

3 Good Ways to Be Like Little Children

And he said: "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children,...

May 26, 2021

Harriet Tubman: 2 Lessons From Her Life

As a child I thought the Underground Railroad was a literal underground railroad, but instead,...

May 18, 2021

Married for 40 Years: 3 Tips on Staying Together for Love

We've been married for 40 years. I can't believe it's been so long, but I...

May 13, 2021

A Fresh Perspective From the Apostle Paul

In the letters to the Corinthians, Paul is challenging us to see things from a...

May 10, 2021

Religion Without Humanity: A Lesson From Sojourner Truth

Sojourner's Wisdom Religion without humanity is very poor human stuff. —Sojourner Truth So many Americans...

May 06, 2021

Crazy About the Children: Mamaw’s Drawers

Mother's Day Thoughts As Mother's Day approaches, I have been thinking about my mother and...

April 2021

April 30, 2021

God Brings Good out of Trouble

“Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will...

April 23, 2021

Whatever You Do, Do It for Love

Jesus, always loving and full of joy, taught and shared his stories lavishly as he...

April 20, 2021

A Path to Loving God: 3 Places to Start

Spending time in nature can be a path to loving people and loving God more....

April 16, 2021

First Ramadan Meal in Cyprus

After a few weeks of settling into our new home on the island of Cyprus,...

April 12, 2021

Love Instead of Fear

Hemingway in a Muslim University I have a confession to make: I had never read...

April 09, 2021

Hope In Christ: God’s Future Plans

Emily Dickinson wrote, "Hope is the thing with feathers." I love that poem. I picture...

April 06, 2021

Don’t Worry: Lessons From the Birds

Sometimes I think creatives like me have a extra talent for worry. Our tendency to...

March 2021

March 30, 2021

Easter Is About Love and New Life: A Childlike Faith

Easter reminds us of the love of God and new life. I don't claim to...

March 26, 2021

Rock Climbing for Grandmothers: Focus on the Goal

A family trip to Red River Gorge, a famous rock-climbing spot in Kentucky, reminded me...

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