Following Jesus Means Loving Everyone
If we’re honest, loving everybody sounds beautiful — until we meet everybody. Love the kind. Sure.Love the grateful. Of course.But love the ones who mock faith, roll their eyes at truth, or treat believers with open hostility? Lord, are You sure You didn’t mean most people? And then — quiet as a whisper — I…
Martin Luther King Jr’s Courage
The third Monday of January invites us to pause and remember a man whose courage still echoes through history — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was a Baptist minister with a prophet’s voice and a pastor’s heart. He dared to believe that love could outshine hate and that light could still win. Just before…
Our Emotions Serve a Purpose
And, oh how my emotions can be topsy-turvy! But, thank God — He knows me well. In fact, He never asked for polite affection. He asked for passionate love.“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.” (Mark 12:30) That’s not a Hallmark-card kind of love. That’s a whole-life, all-in, no-holding-back…
Happy New Year — Welcome 2026!
There is something almost sacred about the first page of a new year. The calendar is wide open for all kinds of adventures! The journal is blank. The possibilities are endless. It’s as if God Himself leans in and says, “Let’s begin again!” And oh, how grateful I am to begin this year surrounded by…
My Christmas Letters and LOVE That Never Let’s Go
After celebrating Christmas three times — with our Noble family, our Wuerch family, and our Wallace family — I’m finally sitting still long enough to smile and say, “Thanks be to God for His LOVE that knows no end!” Carl’s family gathered first before heading to Colorado. Christmas Day was spent with my Wuerch crew…
May the Fourth Be With You
Yes, that’s my little Star Wars wink as we arrive at the Fourth Sunday of Advent. We’re officially on the launchpad. Christmas is close enough to hear the angels clearing their throats. This final Advent candle shines with love — the kind that doesn’t shout but shows up. And no two people model that better…
“Do Not Fear” — Seems to Be a Theme Here
If we’ve learned anything from the Christmas story so far, it’s this –God must know we humans can be skittish aka jumpy aka nervous. Three scenes in and we’re already batting three for three on angelic fear warnings. Mary? “Do not be afraid.”Joseph? “Do not be afraid.”Shepherds? “Do not be afraid.”(Translation: Breathe. Heaven is speaking.)…
The Marvel of a Man Willing to Trust
Yesterday, in my blog, I focused on the news from the angel, Gabriel to Mary — and the awesome yet trepidatious knowledge of carrying Baby Jesus in her womb — “and the Holy Spirit came upon her.” (Luke 1:35) In the meantime — Joseph had plans. Good plans. Solid plans. He was established, respected, engaged…
He Came… So We Could Live
If Jesus had stayed in heaven, no one could have blamed Him.Glory beyond imagination. Worship without end. Angels on standby. No sickness, no sorrow, no sin. He had everything. But love won’t stay where it’s comfortable.Love goes where it’s needed.And so — He came. He stepped out of heaven’s brilliance and wrapped Himself in human…
Advent: Holidays or Holy Days?
I spoke about Advent yesterday but I am leaning in even more! By the way, Happy Advent, dear friends! There’s a sweetness in the air this time of year that no scented candle can replicate — a hush, a hope, a holy expectancy drifting right into our homes like a soft winter breeze. But before…