Gaining a heart of wisdom
Happy Easter! While you're rushing around this morning to get ready for church and bake the ham, try to imagine what it must have been like for the disciples and friends of Jesus to encounter him, walking around in a living body. We can imagine their level of surprise, but the truth is that they… Continue reading If You Really Believe that He Rose from the Dead…
Little boys don't just magically start hanging up their tiny jackets when they walk through the door. They have to be taught that this is how civilized people live and move through life, and in the spring of 1996, this was front and center in the Morin household. Our son had his very own hook… Continue reading What Kind Of Messiah Are You Really Looking For?
I'm not very happy with my new glasses. I guess, technically, they're not exactly new anymore, because I've had them for at least six months. Sadly, I'm still getting used to them, and it seems that I'm not seeing as well as I did with my old glasses. For someone who reads as much as… Continue reading Hope for the Days When Your Faith is Blurry
"I'm manifesting a new job in 2026.""I'm manifesting a quick end to the unrest in Iran.""Let's manifest solid growth in our church this year." Manifest was the Cambridge Dictionary word of the year in 2024. Since 2020, public figures and influencers have been writing articles and social media posts that encourage women to "manifest anything… Continue reading Has Manifestation Found Its Way Into Your Prayer Life?
After almost thirty-six years of marriage, my good husband and I agree on most things and are pretty compatible. That's been a gift to both of us. The one area that still stimulates "discussions" between us is our orientation to time. He is firmly planted in the present moment. I am already living in the… Continue reading Living Our Days in the Present—in the Presence of God
You can learn a lot about people by studying the search history on their computer or phone. Mine, for example, includes two tabs on the book of Habakkuk, several on Google Docs, and a random assortment of blogging websites. If you guessed that I'm doing some reading, writing, and teaching, you'd be correct. Using the… Continue reading Pray in a Different Way Because of Your Fear
Flipping open the pages of my Bible, I turned to the book of Matthew, my scheduled reading for the day, and my entry into the New Testament after months of reading in the Old. This is where I should have picked up my phone and texted my reading partner, Peg, to say, "Hey! We made… Continue reading Stay Present to the Truth Even in Your Grief
Going through an old journal from the days of four kids under the age of nine, I found an entry based on my reading of Nehemiah 4:10: “The strength of the laborers is giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot build the wall.” “Wow,” I thought, scanning the entry. “That must have been quite… Continue reading Feeling Helpless in the Rubble? Remember the Lord!
In the aftermath of a big snowstorm, I'm grateful for the good work of our son with his snowplow. He clears the driveway, pushes the snow into big piles, and leaves the yard accessible to our vehicles and our feet. What works great here in the northeast when winter has us by the throat does… Continue reading You Need to Know that God Is Not a Snowplow Parent
When my sons were small, I kept a running list of their funny sayings in my journal or in the memory books I kept for each of them. Many of the most amusing or surprising were questions: "What's inside my tongue?""Did Moses watch tv?""Does Penny (our dog) pray?" They kept me on my toes, but… Continue reading Does Your Life Inspire Questions from Your Grandkids?
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