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“We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade the presence of God. The world is crowded with Him. He walks everywhere incognito.” C. S. Lewis “Incognito,” according to Merriam-Webster, means “with your true identity kept secret; with one’s identity fully concealed.” I love C.S. Lewis, but I have a bone to pick with the quote…

Lacey. Ten pounds of golden fur—soon to be sixty. We had an older retriever too, Luke, my constant companion and running partner. Soon Lacey was big enough to join us. And here the problems began. I had a wonderful tool that links two dog collars permitting me to have only one leash. At this point,…

“Do not merely listen to the word and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” (James 1:22 NIV) The parable of the sheep and the goats (Matthew 25:31-46) gives us a list of needs: hunger, thirst, sickness, shelter, clothes, imprisonment. Turn on the news and we’re hit with more. Natural disasters in foreign countries. Fundraisers…

“But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way.” (Daniel 1:8 NIV) Daniel. A teenager. Yanked from home, family, and country of origin. Dropped into the capital city of the enemy. New name. New language. New life.…

“But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility. . “(Ephesians 2:13-14 NIV) Walls divide. They separate. And often hurt and a…

Receiving has never been a stretch for our kids. They’ve always been more than willing to eat our food, use our hot water, and spend our money. Content to dump dirty laundry downstairs, they know they’ll find it clean and folded when they return. Filling their gas tank can make their day and if we…

“Hearing the uproar, the Philistines asked, ‘What’s all this shouting in the Hebrew camp?’ When they learned that the ark of the LORD had come into the camp, the Philistines were afraid.” (1 Samuel 4:6-7a NIV) It’s sad when unbelievers show a fear of God greater than that of His own people. In the scenario…

Two kingdoms. Two rulers. One eternal. One temporary. Good vs. evil. “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven . . . for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.” (Matthew 6:9-10, 13 NIV) “As for…