Tag: Faith
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Holy Spirit Tech
This past Spring, a tech-loving teacher at our elementary school inspired several of us to give up pen and paper note taking. We’ve gone digital!🤗 It’s taken some getting used to, but I’ve gotten pretty good at jotting down colorful notes—using an iPad and Apple pencil. One of the favorite features, on my go-to digital…
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Paws and Reflect (10): On the Water
The adventures of a dog who followed Jesus.
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Telling Ourselves the Truth
The brawny woman behind the ice cream counter slammed the scoop into a tub of butter brickle so hard it rattled the glass. Clearly discontent, she never looked up at my teenage brother and me–not even to hand us our double-dip cones. That’s when my older sibling, rarely hesitant, asked the most daring question: Maam,…
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The Strongest Love on Earth
Singing at nursing homes is unlike anywhere else. The audience loves every minute of it, though many of them are unable to show their appreciation in tangible ways. A tap of a foot, a clap here and there, or a smile from one of their friends is like a standing ovation at Carnegie Hall. Last…
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Colors
Picture over 1300 children, along with their parents and teachers, running through clouds of brightly colored powder. This past Friday was my school’s annual color run! At the end, most of our students, grades pre-kindergarten through fifth, were covered from head to toe with neon shades of blue, pink, green, red, yellow, and orange. I,…
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Follow the Music
Opening one of my favorite devotional books on an early Friday morning, bleary eyed and half awake, I struggled to make sense of the words. “I’d better read that again,” Have you been looking forward to talking about trusting Jesus, but instead He is asking you to show what trust is? from Streams in the…
