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Becoming Virtuous in a Vicious World

Scripture Focus: Proverbs 31:25 “Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.” Most of us think about what we’re going to wear before we walk out the door. We check mirrors, adjust collars, smooth wrinkles. But heaven is far more interested in the garments no one sees—the spiritual clothing…
Unshakable Love in a Shaky World

Scripture Focus: Psalm 46:1-3 “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.”…
The Hand Behind the Horizon

There are moments when light does not arrive—it unveils.As if the sky itself inhales,and suddenly the world I thought I knewis edged with brilliance—tree branches traced in liquid gold,ordinary walls carrying a quiet glowlike embers remembering fire.In that strange, holy illumination,I feel Your promise move toward me—not in words,but in a certainty that hums beneath…
Where Quiet Shapes the Soul

In the quiet hours,when the world loosens its gripand the rush of things drains awaylike a river slipping back into its banks,my soul begins to breathe again.There, in that soft margin between weariness and wonder,I sense Your nearness settling over me—not loud, not flashing,but steady as sunrise climbing the edge of the horizon,coloring everything it…
Daniel — A Life of Unshakable Excellence

Daniel’s story begins under the shadow of loss. Jerusalem has fallen, temple vessels glint in foreign hands, and a young Hebrew—likely still in his teens—is carried off to Babylon. Yet from the very outset, what defines Daniel is not where he lives, but Whom he serves. In that new, glittering, pagan world, Daniel’s connection with…
When Trust Walks Ahead of Evidence

There’s something sacred about sitting beside a fire and talking honestly about the kind of love that doesn’t make headlines—the kind shown not in poetic declarations, but in everyday decisions that cost us something. And as I’ve been thinking about that quiet, faithful love, another intertwined theme keeps rising to the surface: trust. Not the…
When the Table Has Empty Chairs

There’s a certain stillness that settles into this season for many people—something deeper than cold weather and shorter days. It’s the quiet ache of empty chairs, unanswered phone calls, strained relationships, or miles that feel longer than they appear on any map. It’s the heaviness of knowing that someone who once laughed beside you won’t…
Where the Empty Places Shine

There are distances the map can’t measure— those long, invisible miles between one heartbeat and another. Sometimes they open like canyons cut by disappointment, sometimes like frost on a window no one meant to close. Illness can hush a room, silencing the familiar footsteps; discord can turn a family tree into winter branches, each twig…
Even in the Hollow Places

There are rooms in the heart where chairs sit empty— names we once whispered often now echo like unanswered songs. Miles stretch, misunderstandings linger, illness builds its silent walls, and some doors close with a softness that still stings. Yet even here, in the unlit corners where longing pools, a strange warmth rises— not from…
The Discipline of Discipleship: Learning to Run With Purpose

If you could sit across from Paul for a quiet conversation and ask, “What does it really mean to follow Jesus?” I suspect he wouldn’t only talk about faith and grace—he’d also talk about training. He’d point to the race, the fight, the lifelong discipline that shapes a disciple. “I therefore so run, not as…