On the first day of Job’s testing when he lost everything, his response was to “…fall to the ground to worship (Job 1:20)”. He knew everything he had was a gift freely loaned to him. He was thankful for...

When Job prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his fortunes. In fact, the LORD gave him twice as much as before!” Job 42:10 As I mentioned previously, this is the second time I’ve read Job in...

Our son Caleb was only a few months old when we had our appointment with the neurosurgeon. It feels like all we did the first year of his life was see one specialist after another, each trying to solve...

When a 15th-century shogun broke his favorite tea bowl he sent it back to China to get it repaired. Rumer has it that he was so disappointed with how it was restored that he sent the bowl to Japanese craftsmen...

Every year on July 4th, Americans celebrate Independence Day. It’s a national holiday, a time for picnics, parades, barbecues and fireworks. And we love to watch fireworks. It’s a tradition that started...

Abigail was testing my patience. I knew where she was coming from and understood what she was saying, at the same time I wanted to scream  “Life is precious, don’t stop living!”  My sentiments...

The Book of Job tells the story of a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz – not to be confused with the mythical land of Oz. He was the richest person living in that area at the time (Job 1:3)....