February 2026 One of the most difficult choices to make can be choosing joy  when life becomes unstable and unpredictable. Yet, the   believer whose faith has endured decades of disappointments and          setbacks has learned to guard his or her mind from the dark recesses of despair when things get  really tough. The prophet Jeremiah acknowledged the depths of his     sorrow as he witnessed the sacking of Jerusalem, his beloved city . He did not pretend he was not grieving

January 2026 Ruth Chou Simons, in her book, “The Way of the Wildflower,”  points out that some translations of Matthew 6:28 use the word “wildflowers” in the place of “lilies” in Jesus’ teaching about freedom from worry . “Consider how they grow,”  Jesus said. The Lord directs our attention away from the hustle and bustle of life and ministry and toward the less significant and often overlooked flowering plants that flourish in the wild places, along the less-traveled paths.

November & December 2025 Mark Batterson, in his book,  Play the Man , tells the story of how, in 1859, a man with the first name of August left Sweden and came to the United States and found work at a Minnesota sawmill. A horrifying accident (a whirring saw blade tore through his upper torso) left such a gaping hole that one eyewitness said they could see his beating heart!   Half-conscious, August was carried to his house and left clinging to life while he waited for a docto

October 2025 Tornadoes are part of life in West Texas. Sirens wailing,  parents scrambling their kids to safety, dark and threatening...

September 2025 Max Lucado, in his book, Grace: More Than We Deserve , tells the true story of two sisters who were taken captive by...