• Light and Shadows

    Light and Shadows

      The other morning I got to witness two different posts on Facebook.  One post was full of fear, accusations, and anger.  The other was simply a painting of the second coming of Jesus.  The first one received comments both dismissive and volatile.  The second received this comment: “We have this hope.”   I don’t…


  • Lockdown Blessings

    Lockdown Blessings

        This week, we began what could be our second long and indefinite lockdown in the past year.  I know for many of us it hasn’t been easy, but if we take a step back and consider the bigger picture, although it may be hard, we still don’t really have much to complain about. …


  • Glory

    Glory

      Exodus 33:18-19 (NIV) 18 Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.” 19 And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”…


  • Rainy Days and Mondays

    Rainy Days and Mondays

      “Rainy days and Mondays always seem to get me down.”   I think I first began to clue in to the idea that a lot of people just didn’t seem to like Mondays, way back when, as a kid, my literary tastes went through a massive Garfield phase.  For some reason, that fat orange…


  • Remember this when life gets hard…

    Remember this when life gets hard…

        I’ll tell you right now, I’m grateful for my wife.  It’s hard to even know where to start when I talk about who she is and what she brings to my life.  But one thing she does incredibly well is find Biblical hope and encouragement for our daily lives.  She often, out of the…