I like to feed hummingbirds. As I was researching how to feed them well, I found that many websites say to watch for stragglers at the end of the warm season. This year, we've had a couple stragglers. It's November when I write this, and I am still putting out food and it's still disappearing. [...]

I'm in my forties, and one thing I wish I'd known when I was a teenager is that it really is true when people say God loves us just as we are. We don't have to earn His approval. In the book of Isaiah, God was speaking to the Israelites, but He is also speaking [...]

If you ever feel left out or mistreated, if people talk about you instead of talking to you, you are not alone. It can be hard to deal with the pain of rejection or getting less than what is fair, but it can be comforting to know that you have a God who designed you, [...]

One of the most enduring tales of all time is the story of a wish granted. Whether it's the three wishes of a genie's lamp in "Aladdin," the ironic twists of "The Monkey's Paw," or just a discussion among friends, we love the possibility of getting something we want, a chance to make life better. [...]

They were beautiful, but wild and seemingly untamable. These horses of mine galloped across the white sands, surging at times into the foaming sea. A jet black mane and a tail that looked like wispy smoke trailed behind my stallion, Fear. He wasn't always unruly, but when that glint appeared in his coal black eyes, [...]

Have you ever heard such wonderful phrases as these? "You are precious to me." "I love you." "I am with you." "Do not fear." Do you know anyone who would speak so tenderly to you? This is how the God of heaven speaks over His people. And even more. He says: "I have created you." [...]

Horatio G. Spafford was a lawyer, an investor, and a follower of Christ who suffered many tragedies in his life. Spafford's son (also named Horatio) died of scarlet fever at age four. And in October of 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed all his investments along Lake Michigan. Two years later, in 1873, Horatio thought [...]

When God created the world, He saw that it was good (Genesis 1:31). But when the first humans went their own way against God, sin and brokenness messed up that goodness. While we are still made in God's image, and we like to try to create good things too, we will never reach perfection in [...]

Two of your closest friends are whispering to each other, glancing at you every now and then, giggling. What thoughts enter your head? Does your mind spin something negative without knowing the truth of the situation? Spoiler alert: Your friends were actually planning a surprise birthday party for you! Over a few days, you send [...]

Do you often think about what is to come tomorrow, next week, or next year? None of us know what is to come. It's up to God to know. He holds the future, and He will be with us when we get there. We can trust Him because He's good, and “His faithful love endures [...]