Devotionals

While on our vacation in New York City, we stopped by the Rockefeller Center.  It’s an iconic place to visit and surrounded by high end stores.  We found ourselves walking into one jewelry store and were oohing and awing the entire time. One of the pieces was a ruby bracelet…gorgeous and extravagantly-priced, too! A ruby […]

Competition is in my blood. My parents were both competitive students growing up and it got passed down to their children. One of our favorite things to do in Sunday School was memory verse competition. The student who recited the most number of verses won First Place. The weeks leading to the big day were […]

My neighborhood is an entire ecosystem.  Behind our house, there is a farm with cows and a donkey.  There is a pond on the farm that is home to some ducks.   On the street behind us, several of the homes have chicken coops.  We’ve caught two snakes in our garage and found a few turtles […]

“Delayed obedience is disobedience.” Dad has a lot of one-liners that are catchy, but meaningful. We heard a lot growing up. “Cleanliness is next to godliness” (Clean your room!) “Do your best and try to be the first!” (Dad’s mantra on the way to school) “Stop coming and come!” (Get in the car. We are […]

I credit my mom for teaching me a few raw and real-life lessons about the mind of a man. Mom is a godly woman who raised us using biblical principles. She is no-nonsense and tells it like it is. There’s no wondering what she means. Early on, I learned the importance of how to talk, […]

If you are not signed up for our Old Testament reading plan, I would encourage you to do so! Taking the entire year to read just the Old Testament has been really great.  Every time I read the Bible, I “find” something different. Earlier this year, we read through Exodus.  In Exodus 19, the Israelites […]

Humility Empathy Patience Self-reflection Wisdom That’s quite a list, isn’t it?  For the past ten years, I have seen these traits evident in our visionary, Anu. In fact, these are among the many traits that have made her an amazing leader to our ministry team.  Let’s face it: leading a team, especially one comprised of […]

We were sitting in the back row of the church, deep in conversation. Since service had ended about an hour prior, the pews had emptied out and it was just the two of us. I was in my early 20’s and she was in her early 80’s. A sweet, beautiful woman with gray and black […]

As I made my way to work over the last several months, I came across a billboard that was borderline inappropriate. When I knew the sign was coming up, I made a conscious effort to avert my eyes to avoid looking at it. It wasn’t easy because it was a catchy ad, strategically placed near […]

We were not in agreement. And that was okay. In any relationship, there will be a difference of thoughts and opinions. We won’t align every single time. But you know what I’ve learned the hard way? The beauty of silence during a disagreement. There’s a high likelihood I’ll mess up and say something I’ll regret […]