Snow . . .


I love a fresh snow. As I’m writing this post, I’m looking out my slider door at a fresh coating of powdery white that blankets my backyard.  Ever since I was a kid growing up in central Pennsylvania, snow has been a magical, mystical experience. Whether I’m inside next to the... Read More

Rolled Away


I was just reading in Joshua 5:9 where God told Joshua, “…Today I have rolled away the shame of your slavery in Egypt.”

Then it hit me:  God has rolled away the shame of my slavery, too.

Do you have things in your life that creep back into your mind and haunt you? ... Read More

Pulling Weeds


Weeds. I hate them. I remember as a kid that I always dreaded taking my turn weeding the family garden. Hot, sweaty, bugs, and those contemptible and irresistible weeds. The clay soil in our garden was so hard that pulling a weed was next to impossible. I sometimes secretly wondered if my dad just... Read More