There’s a little verse tucked away in the book of Proverbs that offers a lot of wisdom regarding our lives in this crazy, mixed up, COVID-influenced world. “Do not forsake…

In my home country, Sunday was Father’s Day, a day set aside to honor our fathers. It’s a bittersweet day for me, a day that conjures up a host of…

“Fasting is not about food… but focus not about saying no to the body… but yes to the Spirit not about doing without… but looking within not an outward response…

I don’t believe in coincidences… and so today, when an article showed up in my inbox dealing with spiritual disciplines, I thought, “Hmm… looks like the Lord is wanting to…

A friend of mine shared this poem, which was written by Dan Erickson (from South Africa). May God use it to encourage our hearts, we who are “bringers of hope,…

My mom died five months before we moved to Thailand. I was still processing her death, grieving when we arrived in Chiang Mai. Add to that the already challenging mix…

Little words. “But.” “Therefore.” “Sorry.” “Why?” “How?” “When?” “No.” “Yes.” When reading Scripture, the “but’s” and “therefore’s” are often key to understanding what the author is trying to communicate. There’s…

God’s Promise – By Mandi Wilding   God has not promised Skies always blue, Flower-strewn pathways All our lives through.   God has not promised Sun without rain, Joy without sorrow,…