As I ponder all the players in that first Christmas story, my mind goes to Mary, the mother of Jesus. An encounter with God changed the life of this young teenage girl.

As we celebrate the birth of our great nation, I think of the Inaugural Address of our first President, George Washington. Powerful words as relevant today and they were in 1789.

How do you respond when God asks you a question? Recently, I was struck by three instances when God asked someone a question.

“The wait is over!” Words that were spoken to me prophetically on a prayer journey in Muscat, Oman.

One of the many Christmas movies I’ve been watching this season is one called “I Heard the Bells.” A familiar Christmas carol, it was written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, a favorite American poet of the 19th century, best known for his poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride.”

Some thoughts to ponder on the colors of your life.

With 2023 in the rear-view mirror (can you believe it?!), we have leaped into a new year...a leap year, actually! Looking ahead to the year before us, I felt the Lord gave me insights about the land of Goshen.

Charles Dickens wrote: “It was the best of times and the worst of times.” That can be an apt description for the Christmas season for some.

As we approach Easter…