The Resounding Witness of a Quiet Life

The Resounding Witness of a Quiet Life

When was the last time you experienced quiet? For most of us, our daily lives are anything but quiet. We live in a world of non-stop noise, information, entertainment, and distraction. We move at breakneck speeds from one thing to the next, seldom allowing a moment...
Why Study Judges?

Why Study Judges?

This spring, our Women’s Bible Study will be in the book of Judges. This book is familiar to us in parts and pieces; many of us know the stories of Deborah, Gideon, and Samson. But few of us know how those stories fit together in the book of Judges. We rarely stop to...
The Good Design in Your Limits

The Good Design in Your Limits

There’s an uncomfortable reality that describes every one of us: we’re limited. It’s part of being human. To be a creature, created by an infinite God, means that we are finite. We’re limited and dependent on our Creator.  Some of our limits are common to all...
Snapshot of a Growing Christian

Snapshot of a Growing Christian

There are some simple joys this generation will never know, like picking up a roll of developed film at the drugstore photo counter. Remember the thrill of flipping through that stack of pictures to discover a vacation memory frozen in time? There were the inevitable...
The Surprise in Singleness

The Surprise in Singleness

It’s the undisputed right of the eldest daughter to be mom any time kids play house, and I was no exception to the rule. I rocked baby dolls to sleep and bossed my younger siblings. Those hours of pretend play shaped my expectations for adulthood—eventually I’d trade...