Absolute Best

I woke up this morning in ponder-mode.  Throughout the day when I had a break I went back there, and again this evening… pondering how we as parents, teachers, coaches, etc. can so easily send the wrong messages to kids.  A kid is known to be very...

Blind Beggar

“As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside, begging.  Jesus approaches us, and from our soul we are begging for light, blinded by the dark. He heard the crowd and asked what’s happening.  We sense something happening, sense the...

Punishment & Grace

I started a word study on ‘punishment’ and ‘discipline.’ One of the first places it took me was Exodus 32: the Israelites had given up on Moses coming back from his time on the mountain with God, so they made a golden calf as their new god. I...

Blessing in Disguise?

Trisha Caldwell Do you ever think back to how you worded a prayer, or the reason you said that prayer?  What about convictions as you are praying, that maybe you are to approach it differently?   God has been working on my mind and heart to process more fully the...