Ecclesiastes

The book of Ecclesiastes is my 2nd favorite book of the Bible (James is my favorite). While Psalms and Proverbs are both inspirational and recognizing the awe in our God, Ecclesiastes follows up with finding the value in life and not questioning the existence of the creator. In my opinion, it gives us the reason...

Profitable Advice

"God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength but with your testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it" (1 Corinthians 10:13). What a wonderful reminder of God's enduring love for us. He is not a creator of anything bad,...

Guilt and Grace

Of all people, my dad taught me much about both of these words. The beauty and the ugliness of them. My daddy was an irresponsible kid at heart. Not exactly marriageable but what any kid would (think) wanted for a dad.  We would stay up late, watch movies and drink coke cola. Go camping and...

Grief

It's been five years. Five years since I faced the hardest week of my life. That September week was spent sitting by my dads hospice bed, writing his obituary, holding my sisters hand and comforting each other. The week had been long and tiring. The two years leading up to that week was spent taking...