Remember the shadowy world Frodo sees when he puts on the Ring? He sees everything differently. I can relate, but it’s not a ring that causes me to see things with new vision—it’s a tenderized heart. I see our broken world differently now. I see light and shadow, hurting and haunting. It’s not all dark and depressing like Frodo’s vision. Just new. Ever since my humbling, I see others differently. I look at them with more compassion. I see desperation and defiance. I see caref

Jesus Christ never disappoints. He turns hopelessness into healing.

I clicked flowers for you. Get it? (Clicked, not picked.) I’m a nerd, but I’m also a brother and a son. And a son-in-law. For the many who are suffering: mothers, sisters, fathers and others—take heart. God is a creative genius. He made these AND you. He will sustain you. ❤️‍🩹

Designed to detonate our faith, our enemy's fiery darts are lies from the pit of hell. They’re crafted with malice. They can be effective, but they need not be. With faith in God's promises, they will bounce harmlessly off our shields of faith. Raise yours. Be the warrior God is making of you, resist the crafty one, and God will quench his flaming arrows. What do your fiery darts look like? Mine are doubts about God’s love for me, intrusive thoughts, and temptations to flash

It is done. It is finished. Jesus did everything. He made the world and all that's in it. He made me. He made you. Jesus is the maker and remaker of all things. He's the master builder. I just made a fence. It's flawed and faulty like me, like you. It's also sturdy and strong. It's supported by the firm foundations of concrete, metal posts, 2x4s, and rust-proof screws. And each cedar picket strengthens the one next to it. Like this fence, we're strong—but only because our mas

Cannot begin to measure God's love. Dimensions. As a remodeler and DIYer, I know that dimensions describe openings, door and window size, square footage, etc. Dimensions are all about height, width, length and depth. They’re essential. What do dimensions have to do with love? Everything. God’s love for us, expressed through Christ, exceeds our comprehension. We cannot measure it. “And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how hi

LIFE is different now. It’s like a morning mist. Fresh and new every morning. What I cared so much for, I couldn’t care less about. All has changed, seemingly. I have new joys, new affections that are precious to me. I now love people. Especially older slower wiser ones. What or who changes us? God. What we lack relationally, he supplies. And he blesses us with those who’ve learned to love rightly. God often uses trauma to transform us. And in doing so, he fans the flames of