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We are coming up on a monumental event in our country. We are called to cast a vote based on Christian values.

“Where is your hope?” I remember sitting in a therapist’s room with Big Bro during one of his mental health crisis episodes a few years ago and hearing her ask him that question. She was probing for an answer like “my cat”, “friends”, or something superficial. As I waited for him to come up with

How is 2024 shaping up so far? Here in western New York, we have been blessed with some snow and cold but mild temperatures. The kids have made snowmen and got a little sledding in, and I’m making progress in restoring order. Big Bro is settled into a vocational school, and his routine has brought

The desert is often thought of as the wilderness. A place of aloneness and emptiness. A place of trials and suffering. Maybe even the place of separation from God. But even there, in the place none of us really want to go, we can find hidden treasures that can bless us immensely. The desert place can

Eighteen religious rules were broken in order to convict Jesus. Jesus never fought the injustice done to Him. Those broken rules and injustices ushered in God’s will. Reading the account of Jesus’ arrest in Mark 14 through that lens begs us to consider why. So many things about Jesus turn the Old Testament Jewish ways

We’ve all seen the extreme preppers and survivalists. Their goal is to simply survive in the face of a global disaster that they are sure is about to happen. They are preparing in a panic because they are fearful that the world is beginning to fall apart. When you consider their position and fear, it’s

If you are frustrated by a negative mindset, read on for the antidote! Hint: It has to do with remembering… Tell me I’m not the only one. When life gets hard and the days tend toward long and exhausting, I find myself feeling like everything is wrong and nothing is ever going to change. I