“The world conspires against our souls, keeping our lives superficial. ‘Superficiality,’ said Richard Foster, ‘is the curse of our age.’ The desperate need of the soul is not for intelligence, nor talent, nor yet excitement; just depth…My soul becomes shallow…

Last weekend, we took an impromptu stroll down memory lane. We dusted off a few of the good old VHS tapes full of precious memories, and sat down to enjoy reminiscing years gone by. Years of our family’s life flashed…

I just finished week 5 in the Nehemiah study this weekend. Its focus was on Nehemiah 9, which has the longest recorded prayer in the Old Testament. It is a prayer of confession about Israel’s shortcomings and sin, and God’s…

One of our family values has been service. We have prayed that service would be in the very fiber/DNA of our family–that each of our children would grow to be servant-hearted individuals, who would seek to help others, in the…

This morning I had my routine dental appointment. These are usually pretty uneventful, but I have a confession to make–they are usually filled with discussions about proper oral priorities, namely proper toothbrushing and flossing habits and routines. Ouch. You see,…

This weekend, our family tended to the flowerbeds which had gained their fair-share of weeds in the previous two weeks. It was wonderful to have the entire family chipping in, to have many hands making light work. And, it was…