Start a new family Christmas tradition this year: read aloud the children’s book The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson. Read at a pace of one chapter per evening for a week. The story is funny and insightful and moving, especially for families...
“Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your...
Today in the U.S. we’re having a holiday called Labor Day. So since it’s Labor Day, I’m not working too hard today. Here’s a devotional thought for you on the subject of work: “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus,...
Love this poem. From the collection Rilke’s Book of Hours: Love Poems to God I believe in all that has never yet been spoken By Rainer Maria Rilke I believe in all that has never yet been spoken. I want to free what waits within me so that what no one has dared...
A friend of mine asked her daughter what she learned in Sunday school this week. Here’s the response she got: “Well, we heard a story about this guy who wanted to be Jesus’ disciple and Jesus said, ‘Go give away all your money and everything you own and then you can...
