Would you like to hear of a real-life nightmare that I lived once upon a time? At my last job in third-party logistics, I was tracking some hyper-critical shipments for BMW. For context, I need you to know how little
What [AND WHO] Great Leadership Looks Like
Did you know that the books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and 1-2 Chronicles originally formed one larger compiled work? They act like a snapshot into a fascinating time in Israel’s history. In the aftermath of their exile in Babylon (70 years
Encouragement For Those Who Don’t Understand The Plan
Have you ever thought about how God works in such mysterious ways? That’s such a widely used phrase, isn’t it? And it’s true. Should we spend time in Ecclesiastes to confirm? What a difficult book! We spend time ruminating over
Have We Noticed Who Is In Our Painting?
I recently heard about a painting by German Realist Adolph Menzel that really caught my attention. It hangs, unfinished, in Germany’s National Gallery in Berlin. Isn’t that intriguing? A famous painting, hung in a prestigious location, and it has bare
God’s Love in the Face of Life’s Boomerangs
Can you think of a time when someone has cared for you in a way that showed you a lot of love? Particularly when you were injured? I remember a time when I was in Kindergarten and I followed my
Your Divine Appointment
Today, I read an article written for Advent and it took a look at Luke 1:5-25. That section covers Zechariah and Elizabeth’s experience leading up to the blessing of their son, John, who would later be known as ‘the Baptist.’
… Because He Overcame the World
As someone who really enjoys writing a blog and the creativity that it takes to share ideas in new and engaging ways (something that seems close to impossible for me at times), I love to read articles from others and
A Message for Those Who Have Miscarried
Miscarriage. To some of us, it is a very clinical word. We recognize its meaning in a very abstract and detached sense. However, to many others, it is an intensely personal and painful word. It can be a word that
Why I’d Rather Be the Earth than the Moon
Have you ever wondered why the earth doesn’t have as many craters as the moon? Not long ago, I found my gaze locked onto the massive full moon in the darkness of the night sky and I couldn’t believe the
For Each of Us, A Fair-Share of Birth Pains
Do you want to know something I’m confident of while having no personal experience of? Birth pains hurt. Do you want to know how I know that? Because a person would have to be out of their minds, quite literally,