On a prayer walk through the woods, I came across this astounding sight of a tree near the top of a mountain that had been hit by a bolt of lightning. The tree was shredded, splintered into long strips that left the tree apparently lifeless and utterly destroyed through no fault of its own. But ...
Fishy Blessings
For a time, my 7-year-old grandprincess wanted to be a professional fisherwoman when she grew up. When I was her age, I dreamed of being a ballerina or a grocery store cashier (both equally glamorous jobs in my estimation), but with two brothers and a dad who loved nothing better than gripping a rod in ...
My Pace Place
You got to move it, move it! You got to move it, move it! There – has that song worm embedded itself in your brain for the rest of the day? It most assuredly has in mine. But hey, that might as well be my theme song these days. You may recall me mentioning a ...
Blessings for the Blesser
I heard a story this week about a man we’ll call Mark, who got stuck on the interstate in touch and go traffic. During one long interval of stagnation, he glanced at the cars around him. The older green model to his right was inhabited by two little white-haired ladies in their seventies. As the ...
Back in the Saddle Again
I’ve been wrestling lately with a thorn in the flesh. Do you recognize that phrase from the passage in 2 Corinthians 12: 7-10 where the apostle Paul talks about suffering from a thorn in the flesh issued to him by Satan to make him miserable and styme his work for the Lord? We don’t know ...
Near-Misses
I hope you haven’t tired of the incessant grace notes I blog about whenever I can, because I’ve got a doozy for you today. It’ll make you cry and give you God bumps at the same time. I’m doing ’em both as I write this. Now please don’t stop reading before you get to the ...
Conduit for Blessings
I’ve been rereading one of my all-time favorite books, God’s Smuggler, about the true experiences of a Dutchman called Brother Andrew in smuggling (then illegal) Bibles behind the Iron Curtain in the 1950s and 1960s. The remnant of faithful Christians in repressive Communist and Socialist countries was being systematically snuffed out when God placed it on Brother ...
Faux Grace
I know I post about grace a lot, but that’s because I need grace a lot. And I need to learn to extend it better to others. Do you? Am I alone in my gracelessness? Maybe all my BFFs (Blessed Friends Forever) have this grace thing down cold and whenever somebody acts like a horse’s patootie ...
My BIG Announcement!
Since the beginning of this year I’ve been promising you some BIG news when the time is right … and today it is! I’m excited to announce that I’ve just signed a contract with CAG (Christian Art & Gifts) for a new 365-day devotional to release in 2025 (title TBA – hopefully within the next ...
Meeting Our Knee-ds
Many thanks for the get well cards, texts, and emails from my cherished community of BFFs since my knee replacement surgery Feb 5. I’m doing well (although it doesn’t feel like it at 2 a.m.) and my P.T. says I’m hitting the right rehab milestones at the right times. Apparently knee replacements are basically having ...
