“This is not our land. None of us own this country, this town, this neighborhood. We are not the hosts. We are merely guests; the whole earth is God’s. We live on God’s land by God’s invitation.
“I learned just about everything I know from Aran and the other donkeys who were part of my life—Timmy, Jerusalem, Penelope and Peanut, Guinness, Tinsel, Nollaig, and Jacksie.
Lent begins next week on Ash Wednesday, March 2, but have you ever wondered what Lent is really about? Which is it: an unnecessary legalistic practice or a life-giving spiritual discipline?
By Christine McParland
“Despite enduring dehumanizing battles and barriers, they fought back to become the strong shoulders on which I and others stand. During Black History Month, I honor these heroes with amazement and gratitude.
from The Book of Amazing Stories by Robert Petterson
As he studied letters written by a jailed apostle some 1,900 years earlier, he realized that his hope wasn’t in how much he loved others but in how much his Savi
In our deserts, God sees us. . . In our wastelands, God sets us—and others through us—free.
I was recently invited to cohost a podcast called Nothing Is Wasted.
Our spiritual enemy wants to keep us from prayer and will use our everyday struggles to distract and discourage us.
from Five Keys to Health and Healing by Gregory L.
Why on earth would God come to earth? Why would the Father send his Son to a world ravaged by sin, where his own image bearers—in the most fiendish of ironies—would reject, torture, and kill him?
Excerpted from G
5 book titles to give some inspiration for loved ones on your gift list
Fill your house with stacks of books, in all the crannies and all the nooks. -Dr.
