Teach me your decrees, O Lord;     I will keep them to the end. Give me understanding and I will obey your instructions;     I will put them into practice with all my…

“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.…

But Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them.  But…

  Poky was my childhood nickname for good reason. Much like the curious puppy in the classic childhood story The Poky Puppy, I was always lost in thought, curiously pondering…

“Hey, Buddy. What are you doing?” I said trying to refocus the attention of my middle son back towards his math worksheet for the fifth time in the last ten…

  Head spinning and the ringing in my ears getting louder by the second, I jumped out of my chair and sharply reprimanded my 7-year-old.  “I have had enough”, I shouted,…

Heart deflated in my chest, I prayed that I would just fall asleep. I was over this day filled with hard news and a lack of clarity for the next…

I sat cross-legged on the puffy brown leather chair, heart twisted in despair, trying with all my might to get over myself, get up, and ready for work. I have…

I sat in a tall chair in the middle of the room surrounded by women’s faces smiling back at me. My heart was knocking with nerves even though I knew…

I shot up out of bed like lightning had struck me and looked around heart still pumping. Realizing it was still dark I picked up my phone and clicked the…