What does it mean for a follower of Jesus to find community? Is it a scheduled small group time or a shared set of beliefs? Is it hanging...

Its not like I didn’t know. Before I got in my car to drive the twenty minutes to this quiet spot on the river, I knew there were snakes...

I didn’t adjust very well to becoming widowed. In social settings and public spaces, there is a sense of being exposed or missing a part...

The idea of prayer is somewhat confounding. God already knows what you need and for what you will ask. God answers prayer according to...

I never consciously decided to quit church. The weekend anxiety had begun several years before my husband’s death. After his funeral, I...

Photo: Wix.com Sometimes you have to look up from whatever deeply rooted weed you’ve been trying to pull out, leave it in the ground...

If I could tell you one thing… I’d tell you that Jesus is real and alive. Maybe you used to believe it but your faith has gotten lost in...

Image: TA Boland I have a plant in the African Violet family called a Gloxinia. I had never seen a plant like it before my mother’s...

Image: Wix Media Peter’s story is legendary. He and the disciples climbed into a boat to sail across the Sea of Galilee. A storm was...

Image: Unsplash I cannot count the number of times over the years that I have revisited the story of Mary and Martha entertaining Jesus...

Image: Subsplash A cautionary and fictional tale… Imagine a Navy submarine that is run aground causing the boat to be scuttled and the...

Image: Unsplash Ms. T turned 100 years old in December. She grew up on a rural farm as one of 11 children, learned to cook on a wood...

Image: Unsplash Easter celebrations are a reminder of the story of the Christian faith. Every year, millions of people attend services...

A Farewell to Cheese My primary care doctor sent me to an allergy specialist this week. Both doctors immediately had suspicion of...

 Image: Unsplash There are many things I’ve misunderstood about God and the spiritual life over the years. Many of these...

Image: Unsplash Can we consider Bible verses historical statements? The debate surrounding the historical accuracy of the Gospels, for...

Image: Upsplash A Rough Start I don’t have any good memories of the time I decided to follow Jesus and was baptized as an adult. I’m sure...

Image: Upsplash I am from the South. I am a sunlight junkie. The house I grew up in was a mile off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. My friends...

Pic: Photo by TABoland It’s been almost eight years since Chuck passed. I thought of him today (January 31) on his birthday. So many of...

Pic: Long Beach High School Concert Choir 1983 I sang in the Concert Choir when I was in high school. Our teacher was well-known through...