I remember myself as a teen crushing on a boy from afar or wishing to be included in a certain group of girls. We never outgrow the need for acceptance. Somehow through the decades, we still yearn to be valued, included, seen, accepted, wanted. Today acceptance might look like belonging to a certain group or…
When I read about Hezekiah in 2 Kings 19-20, the things he did right and the things he did wrong struck me. I also found four warnings that we could heed today to make our lives and those lives connected to us more pleasant. What Hezekiah did right When Hezekiah was in distress, he sought…
I recently read the account of an honorable government administrator who was wronged by his fellow managers. It all could have been avoided if the king had been aware of the corruption and dysfunction of his advisers, but alas, he wasn’t. Let me recount the story and share with you a few worthy lessons I…
During Lent, I am immersing myself in studying Christ’s final week and resurrection. I discovered a compact little book, The Women of Easter by Liz Curtis Higgs. Please consider getting a copy soon and read it before Easter gets here. Your celebration and understanding of Easter will grow. Yes, it’s that amazing! Published in 2017,…
During my recent devotional study of Ecclesiastes, all the depressing talk of how meaningless life is caused me to evaluate how I spend my time. Some highlights of the first chapter include the following: The forces of nature continue the same year after year. No one remembers us when we are gone. Nothing we do…
For five weeks this summer, I participated in a Proverbs 31 Online Bible Study course about Jennifer Rothschild’s book Me, Myself, and Lies. It was my first time ever joining an online Bible study so I worried if I would keep up. It was great, and I managed to keep up just fine. While they…