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Where the sacred and everyday meet


  • Does Your Head Know God Loves You But Not Your Heart?

    For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 is one of the most well known Bible verses in the world. Perhaps you already know it by heart. I’ve had it memorized for a long time.… [Continue Reading]

    Does Your Head Know God Loves You But Not Your Heart?

  • Are You Done Retreating?

    I schlepped my suitcase in the door and dropped it on the floor. “Are you done retreating?” Erik asked me as I came in the house.  His question stopped me in my tracks.

    Are You Done Retreating?

  • Take 5! A Good Work

    Let’s take 5 minutes and study about a good work from the word of God. Now, please get your journal and a pencil and lets get started!     6 For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.… [Continue Reading]

    Take 5! A Good Work

  • Cancel Culture, an Old Tactic

    Cancel culture is alive and well in America today.  If you dare to disagree with whatever “they” deem to be acceptable thinking on a topic or issue, the mob gangs up and cancels you — your social media presence, you job or business, whatever it is that is important to you and your livlihood. You’re now… [Continue Reading]

    Cancel Culture, an Old Tactic
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Reflections #12: The Perfect Mix

As I read through the Bible, I can’t help but be in awe of the amazing characteristics of God. In today’s scripture focus in Ezekiel, I see how the Lord always strikes the right balance. As a parent, I know I sometimes struggled with finding the correct tone. I could be overly harsh or too[Read More…]

Spiritual Growth Mindset, Part Two

I’ve been talking and thinking about a spiritual growth mindset. It’s everywhere. What we think and how we think matters. God tells us in His word we are not to be con-formed to this world, but trans-formed by the renewing of our minds. We need to leave behind the fixed mindset which is motivated by[Read More…]

Morning Prayer

As I have been on our trip across America, I have often watched God’s word come alive as I see the beauty all around me that He has created. That was so true this particular morning. I was in Wyoming surrounded by beautiful mountains and cliffs. As I opened my Bible to my praise reading[Read More…]

Favorite Things

“Rain drops on roses and whiskers on kittens. Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens.” (Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music.) These are a few of Maria’s favorite things. A few of my favorite things include Jesus, family, dark chocolate, the U.P, winter, organic food, salad, skiing, biking, canoeing, and the wilderness. What about[Read More…]

Frenemy

fren·e·my: frenemi/ noun, informal noun: frenemy; plural noun: frenemies a person with whom one is friendly despite a fundamental dislike or rivalry (online dictionary). Do you have a frenemy in your life, someone whom you can’t seem to live with but can’t live without? You love and you hate. You laugh and you cry. Are[Read More…]