[Listen to audio] He couldn’t do it.  He just couldn’t leave the house.  How could he face another day?  It was too much after his wife had died.  He had watched her suffer slowly as the cancer conquered her body.  Now it was over. But the grief wasn’t. The lingering pain of loss hung over […]

[Listen to audio version] Read 1 Samuel 10:23-24. Samuel had a pretty tough job. He had to get everyone behind a brand-new king. There had been no dynasty in Israel before his time. There was no “son of the king” who all the people could rally behind. Samuel had to start from scratch. You could […]

Give Him An Inch He’ll Take A Mile | Listen to Audio| Read 1 Samuel 9-10. Our three-year-old gets along well with our small dog.  But there’s one big problem.  The dog likes to think he’s in charge of the three-year-old.  This happens because if you give him an inch, he’ll take a mile.  For […]

This Man Will Be the One To Fix Everything Listen to audio version. People get frustrated during election season. The typical campaign will offer grand promises to fix every problem. No candidate ever says they will just try their best. They all say, “I can fix everything for you.” We all know they can’t. But […]

When we first moved to Arizona my children were amazed at the incredible views.  (Just wait until we get them to the Grand Canyon!)  Every turn of every drive and hike included an excited, “Whoooaa. Look at that!” We get to live in Rim Country in the middle of the state.  It’s a fairly short […]

[listen to audio] We are warned in Scripture that the devil is hungry. “Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” He’s not just leisurely browsing for a snack.  He’s looking for his next prey and he wants to kill and devour.  That means you -even when you […]

Patterns in History Have you ever found yourself reflecting on something foolish you’ve done? “I can’t believe I did that again!” I bought some Jell-O for my kids a while back.  “This will be a fun treat!” I thought.  The fun treat ended up in the carpet, on the shelf in the fridge, and smeared […]

Abuse of Power “Let them have what they want.”  That’s not always something you want to hear.  Maybe a teenage son wants to go to a party but his parents know there are likely to be people with drugs there.  But the teen pleads anyways, “I’ll be fine, please just let me go.”  Having just […]

Christian meditations based on the accounts of the Kings of ancient Israel and Judah We Want A King! “We want a king!” the people cried. It was a simple request, really. The king would speak, everyone would listen. He’d be in charge. That’s the way it worked for the rest of the nations around them. […]

Listen to audio version Talking with Edith (not her real name) is always a treat. She has lived nearly ten decades and loves to share her stories. One story, which is similar to many others in her generation, deals with WWII and her wedding day. Like many young couples of her time she didn’t have […]