Category: Christian Living

  • “Redeem” For Five Minute Friday

    When I hear the word redeem, I immediately think of all the coupons I have lying around the house. At some point I thought they could be useful. “Hey! This is for one dollar off my favorite popcorn!” But, almost without fail, I forget about them and they expire. I find them later, crumpled up…

  • Lord, Raise the Gates!

    Lord, Raise the Gates!

    A fire sprinkler head broke the other day in the ceiling of a gymnasium at my school. Water came pouring down, soaking the gym floor and flooding an adjacent hallway. Somehow, the break tripped the fire alarm, causing two huge metal doors to come down on either end of a long hallway. The main wing…

  • Waking Up to the Way Things Are

    Can you relate? It’s a typical day, until something triggers an uncomfortable memory from the past. Like it or not, you spend the next few minutes reviewing a negative highlight reel from one of your worst moments. Why does this happen? Here’s one explanation: most people’s thoughts trend negative. According to a March 2020 TEDx…

  • You Didn’t Know?

    The young boy in my music class was on my last nerve. No matter what the rest of the students did, he just sat there—staring into space. Enough was enough. During a group movement activity, when everyone was supposed to stand but he didn’t, I pounced. “On your feet, young man!,” I yelped with obvious…

  • “Possible” for Five Minute Friday

    I promised Barb, at My Life in Our Father’s World, I would try a Five Minute Friday writing prompt this week. So here goes… The word for this week is “possible.” When I think of this word, I immediately recall the action packed Mission Impossible movies. Except in this case I’m going to say Mission…

  • Pencil, or Permanent Marker?

    A video devotional from Our Daily Bread talks about the purpose of prayer. The clip shares how an interviewer once asked Mother Teresa what she said to God when she prayed. The Catholic nun and missionary replied, “I do not say anything. I listen.” The bewildered reporter followed, “Well, what does God say to you?”…