This is one of the best-known and most-quoted verses in the Bible on parenting.  On the surface there is a precious promise here: if we train our children in the ways of the Lord, when they get older ...  Read More

This is part of the vision given to John on Patmos about the end of all things. Revelation is a prophetic book and is full of wild imagery and symbolism and it can often be hard to discern and interpr...  Read More

You can tell a lot about a person by the spaces they inhabit. Let me give you a tour of one of my spaces—my office here at Maple. It’s nestled in the back corner of C Building, down a few doors from J...  Read More

You know that feeling you get when you have messed up and you feel so bad and just want forgiveness but know you really don’t deserve it? I hate that feeling! But for some reason it can take me awhile...  Read More

Whew!  Our trailer is packed with everything, even things we will never use. My hubby has checked to be sure the trailer is securely hitched to our vehicle. We ease our tired bodies into the front sea...  Read More

Whoever said there’s a thin line between love and hate was on to something. Because while I’d never say that I hate any of my family members, some I have a hard time getting along with. Some of my fam...  Read More