Have you ever held a child that needs a nap in the worst possible way, but fights sleep even harder because of the need? The child doesn't know that she needs a nap, only that something is not right and she is not happy. It's me. I am that child. I will run and push...

“Dani, you do not treat me with the respect I deserve.” No one had ever called me down like this. I was sitting with the director of the college ministry over which I presided. It was a private meeting - just the two of us. And after going over several items of...

"As He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free..."Julia Ward Howe, The Battle Hymn of the Republic July 3, 2007. 80,000 people were lining the street in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and here I stood with a hula hoop about to dance for them. With a hula hoop....

"ALL RISE!" "All you having business before this court, draw nigh and you shall be heard. God Bless the United States, this state, and this Honorable Court. You may be seated." . . . . . It was just another Monday morning in court. I was about five sips into my hot...

I am not a morbid person. But I think about my own funeral. Each time we have been between moves and churches I have contemplated who would preach if I were to die then. Sometimes I evaluate new songs as to if they’d make the cut onto the “funeral-worthy” list. Or...

Emotions too big or too strong can overwhelm us. On the opposite end of the spectrum, apathy paralyzes us. Overwhelmed or apathetic – inaction is not the life or heart of a Christ-follower. Emotions, like all things, need balance.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such there is no law.Galatians 5:22-23 My husband promised he only needed one more woodworking tool. It was expensive, but it would allow...

"It's okay to be angry, buddy. But it has to be for the right things and in the right way." I was counseling my 5-year-old after he didn't like an instruction I gave him, and he raised his fist to shake it at me. "But who am I to teach him about anger?" I couldn't...

Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,    for his wondrous works to the children of man!For he satisfies the longing soul,    and the hungry soul he fills with good things.Psalm 107:8-9 The food sat on...