Did you know that as Christians we are promised peace? Jesus said in John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give you . . .” You might be thinking to yourself, “But I don’t feel very peaceful. In fact, I’m kind of…
Stories of Grace and Faith
Hints from God
Do you ever have days where everything you hear, read, or see seems to point in the same direction? At those times I feel like maybe God is hinting for me to sit up and take notice. It’s been happening to me lately and the message I’m hearing is so good I decided to share…
Celebrate in the Darkness
I have a friend that says, “Life’s too short not to celebrate every little thing you can.” I like the way she thinks. In the book of Numbers God calls on the Israelites to blow their trumpets for all kinds of occasions: going to war, at festivals, over offerings, etc. You can see the command…
No Ordinary Night
It wasn’t an ordinary night that night when Jesus was born. Poor Mary was giving birth with animals breathing down her neck, and mice scurrying around behind her. There wasn’t a midwife to guide her through the whole process. Maybe the innkeeper’s wife offered some assistance, I don’t know. Even if she did, it still…
Kindness Doesn’t Have to be Hard
A couple of years ago I’d been asked to speak to a group of kids about kindness. They were part of a Kindness Club that met every week during the summer to do “kind things.” They painted rocks with encouraging sayings to leave in public places, made cookies for the local police and firemen, took…