When texting back-and-forth with my daughter recently, she sent a text that was either auto corrected, or Siri enhanced. It said, “You don’t need to wait until we leave. You can come with elegance.“…

A week ago Sunday, torrential rains poured in Middle Tennessee reminiscent of the area’s May 2010 floods. Areas that had been thirsty for water—even though we had received a recent healthy rain just a…

Remembering Mary and Martha’s story was the Lord’s tender nudge for me to look to Him instead of my circumstances. …

Has this ever been you? You wake up early, peel back the covers, and sliding your feet into warm slippers, you put on your most comfortable robe. Grabbing that perfect cup of hot coffee…

Have you ever thought about the conversation between Jesus and his disciples when He told them to, “Let the children come to Me. And do not forbid them; for such is the kingdom of…

Recently, in the wee hours one morning, I reached an impasse. While the rest of the world was asleep, my mind began to wrestle and churn with something I had been dealing with for…

As I have gotten older, one of the things I get a great deal of enjoyment from is watching my grandkids. Whether happy, sad, or downright mad, their sweet honesty—even in the most trying…

Bob, a friend of Jerry’s, went to be with the Lord a few years ago. When Jerry and Bob first met at a conference where Bob was speaking, Bob, in his forties, was only…

One day last week, while Jerry and I were sitting on our front porch in the chill of the early morning, the wind began to blow. Gentle, yet at the same time strangely strong,…

This morning on crosswalk.com, I was reading about the possible meaning of the word, “Maundy,” as it pertains to Maundy Thursday. It comes from the Latin “mandatum “ which means “command.”  On Thursday evening,…