“A time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away…”—Ecclesiastes 3:6 (ESV). Overwhelmed by my overstuffed closet recently, I felt the need to purge and organize. It was time to rid my life of clothing, shoes and purses and anything else hiding in the deep recesses …
“With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness”—James 3:9 (NIV). Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Do you remember this childhood taunt? I do. And, I remember chanting it to neighborhood kids when …
“Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God”— Romans …
“Love means doing what God has commanded us, and He has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning”—2 John 1:6 (NLT). Walking outside is one of my favorite forms of daily exercise. For me, it’s also a time to get away from my writing commitments and rejoin the world. …
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