Potatoes. They’re perfect. Fried. Chipped. Mashed. Hashed. Loaded. Scalloped. Shredded. Boiled. Broiled. Hungry? In the hands of even the most inexperienced chef, a potato can bring us satisfaction and joy. I don’t think I know anyone who doesn’t like potatoes in one form or another. Potatoes are perfect. Have you ever stopped to think about…
“… Jesus knew His hour had come that he should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.” John 13:1 There isn’t a love more perfect than the love that Jesus displayed on that night. As He sat with His disciples, knowing that…
We’ve all seen Tarzan – the orphaned child raised by apes who spends his whole childhood thinking he’s an ape only to discover that he’s a man. As the movie unfolds we watch him suffer loss, rejection, fear, friendship, hope and love. Through his ups and downs we feel the tension of being caught…
We met when we were 16. We married at 19. We were way too young. As a young bride, I had grand images of what marriage would be – living every day of my life with the cutest guy that I’d ever known. The butterflies in my stomach would fly around unfettered for the rest…
This morning when I opened my Bible to read, I opened to the book of Hosea. As I started to turn to Romans where I’d left off yesterday morning, I paused. There’s something about the book of Hosea that gives me strength in the tough times. I’ve read it several times and, each time, I’m…