Pictures should reveal the whole story. Yet, in a world of artificial intelligence and social media perfection, the entire story can be easily edited to convey an entirely different narrative, contradicting the truth. Recent photos depicting the anti-ICE riots in Minnesota convey two very different narratives. Photos and statements are manipulated to influence people …
Hope Has a Name
One of my son's best friends recently signed a multi-million dollar deal to play a sport in his final year of college. He even had his picture and name on a billboard in Times Square. Of course, we are thrilled for his success, and we pray that he will be a light for the Lord …
The Contradiction of Sinners
Happy 2026, my friends! I hope your year is off to a great start, and you have made some commitments that are helping you form healthy new routines. For those of you who are sticking to a new Bible reading schedule, I am praying that you stay faithful and that it becomes your new …
A Fixed Hope
Hope There is always something about reading the final chapters of Revelation in the days leading up to the new year that reignites my momentum for what is ahead. This year, I enjoyed looking back to the beginning of my Scripture journal to see how His Word shaped my thinking throughout 2025. In January of …
A Christmas Gift from Me to You
I am so thankful for anyone who takes the time to read, comment, like, and share my labor of love from this blog. On Facebook this year, I have been hosting a KJV Bible Study, and the last month's study has been Philippians. This study has truly challenged and convicted me about how I handle …
A Broken Christmas
Teaching Latin has introduced me to the history of the Roman Empire surrounding the time of Jesus's birth. For example, the Latin words for the numbers seven-Septem, eight-Octavus, nine-Novem, and ten-Decem all align with the ending months from our calendar. However, the numbers are off by two. September is now our ninth month, October our …
Beautiful Women of Faith: Blessed Is She Who Believed
Every year, my favorite movie is "The Nativity Story." It is a beautiful rendition of the Biblical account of Jesus's birth. This year, however, the hardships Mary and Joseph faced captured my attention. Why did the angel inform Mary of God's plan, but Joseph was not informed until Mary's pregnancy was evident? Why did God …
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Beautiful Women of Faith:
Overcoming the Generational Divide with Love To be honest, her tone cut deep that day. My young son was having an allergic reaction at church, and I was not carrying medicine in my purse. When I asked an older woman whom I respected if she had any, she reproved me with brusque words. "You …
Beautifully Messy Becoming
For many of us, this has been a difficult year. As I sat down to write out my Thanksgiving reflections from each month of this last year, my first one listed the hard, heart-rending things. With nearly monthly regularity, there was another difficult struggle to record. I will spare you the details because there is …
Beautiful Women of Faith: A Woman Unnamed
She stayed when everyone else walked away. She supported her husband when he came in exhausted after preaching to people who wouldn't listen. She protected her three small boys from the violent, lewd, evil world outside of their home. She provided a good example to her daughters-in-law when they, too, chose to follow their husbands …
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