Hope: n. desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in fulfillment I can have hope for a good future because I trust God. I do not...

Ever had someone cuss you out in a nonstop blue streak of the worst possible names? I have. I tell you, teachers put up with a lot. When...

I grew up in a church-going family, but Sunday meant one thing for me: doughnuts. Sunday was a big production. My sister and I got...

I was having such a great time with friends at a book convention. Each day was spent strolling the miles of aisles looking at new book...

My dad was brilliant and kind. He once said, “There should just be one law: Be nice.” Doesn’t that make sense? If we made all our...

Jesus included everyone in the conversation. He spoke with a Samaritan woman–who wasn’t part of the Jewish faith in-crowd, being half-Jew...

Scripture says that God will reign over the earth. When I think about figurehead kings and queens around the world, I wonder how others...

As a board member of The Sierra Schools Foundation, I recently helped coordinate efforts to bring social-emotional training to our small...

How can we figure out God’s calling on our lives? Earlier this week I wrote about the three times God laid a call on my life. Quickly...