She came to me with three specific goals: strengthening her VMO, glutes, and inner thighs. Before meeting her, I wouldn’t have known what a VMO was, or so I thought. I knew it by another name: bodybuilders call it the teardrop muscle. But when your […]
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Run to Mother Hen
I read this line in an old children’s book called Little Chick Chick: But the most important lesson of all was run-to-Mother-Hen-when-she-calls. Run to Mother Hen when she calls. That’s an important lesson for us, isn’t it? When the mother hen calls, the […]
Luke’s Undertaking
Since many have undertaken to compile a narrative about the events that have been fulfilled among us, Luke 1:1 NRSVUE For the past year I’ve been reading through the Book of Luke and noting one word that stands out to me each day. […]
And Consider This
In my devotional time this week, I’ve been focused on the word “Consider.” It wasn’t a quick glimpse. I kept coming back to the word over and over. It’s the kind of word that deserves unhurried attention. And the reward for me was discovering three […]
The Only Constant
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! And from our first breath to our last, His love is the only constant. His is a steadfast endures forever kind of love. In Psalm 136, the psalmist repeats ‘His steadfast love endures forever’ 26 times, […]
Moon Joy
Is it just me, or did we collectively experience ‘moon joy’ along with the crew of Artemis 2? Not the kind of joy that brings a smile or a laugh, but the kind that brings deep peace. Peace that passes understanding and wraps our present […]
I Wonder If
After our children were born, I began praying for their future spouses. I was praying for women that I would wait years to meet. I had no clue how, or even if, my prayers would be answered. A few times, I would see someone and […]
Prepare Our Hearts
Like a reporter, Luke begins his Gospel with a careful investigation. Because of him, we have the accounts of Elizabeth and Mary’s miraculous pregnancies. Through their personal stories, we glimpse the wait for the Messiah and see how we can prepare our hearts for His […]
Pause, Pray, Prove
How quickly do you repost something you see on social media? For many of us, the impulse is almost automatic. This is the age of scroll, react, share. Scroll, react, share. Over and over. Just today, I saw a post that felt relevant, sounded credible, […]
Your Mistake Is
Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God. Matthew 22:29 NLT After the Sadducees questioned Jesus regarding a hypothetical widow, seven brothers, and the resurrection, Jesus made this statement. “Your mistake is.” It is […]