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Making Room for Mercy

Scripture Focus: “And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.” —Mark 11:25 Is there anything standing between you and someone today? It might not be something dramatic. Sometimes it’s a tone in a text message, a look that…
The Check Engine Light That Wouldn’t Mind Its Business

Scripture: “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts.” -Psalm 139:23 There are two types of people in this world: those who see the check engine light come on and immediately schedule an appointment… and those who take it as more of a suggestion. I would like to say…
Recalculating… Please Wait

Scripture: “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” -Proverbs 3:5 There’s something about a GPS voice that sounds calm even when your life choices are not. “Turn left.” OOPS! You did not turn left. “Recalculating.” No judgment. No sigh. No “I told you so.” Just a patient…
Running on Empty

Scripture: “My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” -2 Corinthians 12:9 There’s a special kind of confidence that comes with driving on “just a little bit more.” You see the gas light come on, and instead of responding responsibly, you begin negotiating. I can make it. It’s not…
Windshield Wipers and Faith

Scripture: “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” -2 Corinthians 5:7 There’s a very specific kind of stress that comes with driving in heavy rain. The sky opens up, the road disappears, and suddenly your entire future seems to depend on two small windshield wipers doing their absolute best. They sweep, and you see.…
Parallel Parking and the Ministry of Humility

Scripture: “Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him.” -Psalm 37:7 Parallel parking is one of those activities that can make a perfectly normal person question every decision they have ever made. You pull up confidently, glance in the mirror, turn the wheel, and suddenly the car is at an angle no vehicle was…
Speed Limits and Holy Timing

Scripture: “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” -Ecclesiastes 3:1 Speed limits are interesting little signs. They stand there quietly on the side of the road, offering what they believe is helpful guidance, while half the drivers around them appear to be treating them like mild…
Car Alarms and the Gift of Discernment

Scripture: “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.” -1 Thessalonians 5:21 Car alarms are fascinating because they always seem most passionate when absolutely nothing is happening. A leaf falls. A truck drives by. A strong breeze clears its throat. Suddenly, there’s a vehicle somewhere nearby screaming like it has seen the four horsemen…
When God Has the Last Laugh

There are some announcements in life that fit neatly into our expectations—and then there are the ones that make you blink twice just to be sure you heard correctly. Most of us can process news like weddings, new jobs, or even surprise road trips without much trouble. But a baby announcement at ninety? That is…
Trying to Hold the Wind

Ecclesiastes is a book in the Bible that reads almost like the journal of someone who has tried everything people usually chase in life—and discovered that none of it can carry the full weight of the human heart. The writer, traditionally understood to be Solomon, speaks with unusual honesty. He had wisdom, wealth, influence, accomplishment,…