What if 2020 was the revelation of what needs to change inside of us?

I’m struck by this thought: As Mary held the Hope of the world, the Hope of the world held her.

Our God is a God of creation and restoration. Pastor Ben’s illustration of God’s resounding question to Adam directly after the fall still rings in my head this week.

“Be Prepared,” I heard our daughter say with a hurried excitement in her voice. “That’s the Scout motto,” she explained as she held up her Scout book for her friend to see through the screen.

Do you have a favorite holiday movie? I’m sure the answer is a resounding “Yes!”

If you’ve ever experienced the inescapable thorniness of an Eastern NC sand burr, you know that there is no ignoring a sand burr once it has attached itself to your party of one. All other activity is suspended as you carefully work to resolve the prickly matter.

Life can be a beatdown. I find that the older I get and the more heartbreak I endure,  the more eagerly I can say “Come, Lord Jesus”.