This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA. TAKING THE LONG VIEW As we wrap up our series of the Daily Dose, I would like...

A few days ago, my three-year-old daughter came up to me while I was doing some work. She snuggled in next to me and out of the blue...

Sunday was Trinity Sunday, and again I sang some of my favorite hymns with my husband in our living room as we participated in our...

"After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper." 1 Kings 19:12 (NIV)...

THRIVING WHEN WE FEEL STUCK Several weeks ago, Pastor Nate Schaus from Summit Church in Buckeye, AZ, concluded his sermon series "The...

Many of you have heard the worship song "Way Maker" by Leeland. The words of the chorus so wonderfully speak of WHO God is: You are Way...

My daughter graduated from high school on Saturday! While not the graduation ceremony we had envisioned, it was still meaningful and just...

On the desk in my office in California is a small stone with the words: Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Proverbs 3:5 It's what...

"There are those who pass like ships in the night. Who meet for a moment, then sail out of sight with never a backwards glance of regret;...

This past Sunday, I worshipped as most of you did, via live-streaming at my home church. With our traditional worship style, Pastor...

But when Jesus heard it he said, "This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be...

In a recent Bible reading from Romans chapter 12, I read a little golden nugget of Scripture that has stayed with me for several days and...

Breath Prayers Recently, in looking for something specific for a friend, I ran across the idea of Breath Prayers. It is a great practice...

BE and BREATHE Last week I had the unwelcome experience of needing to visit a local Urgent Care center for what turned out to be a...

...the joy of the Lord is your strength. -Nehemiah 8:10 JOY was the theme of the 2019-2020 school year at my children's PSD Lutheran...

My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside. I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;...

Exodus 15:2"The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God,...

A cry for help! An urgent appeal for rescue! S O S! Save our Souls - Save our Ship! Are you aware that S O S means neither of these...

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make...

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one...