“He humbled you, causing you to hunger, and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” Deuteronomy 8:2 It was true for the Israelites wandering in the wilderness, and it’s true for us today: we must always begin with a humble, hungry heart. We will not crave the Word if we are already full of things of the world. We will not know the sustai

“As it turned out, she was working in a field belonging to Boaz…” (Ruth 2:3). “What are miracles, Mom?” my three year old asks, wide-eyed and wondering. And I’m wondering, too, how to explain such a concept. What does or doesn’t qualify as a miracle? I choose my words carefully: “Miracles are when God does something extraordinary, like when He heals or helps in amazing ways. But also when He makes all the little things line up exactly how they need to be…” I trail off, hopi

“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never overcome it.” John 1:5 We bought a massive pine-scented Christmas candle a few weeks back (was it a Costco impulse buy? Yes!) and it burns bright in our kitchen, this three-wicked wondrous light. And it’s glowing one night when I realize this seemingly obvious fact - Jesus made his claims about being the “Light of the world” in the context of candlelight. Light is no luxury for us now, but to those who walked the

“The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.” John 1:9 One rainy May night, Blake and I went to see our new house for the first time. We had purchased it sight unseen, relying only on a virtual tour and pictures online (we don’t recommend this to anyone 😉). Our initial thought: “What on earth have we done?” Between the brown carpet and the dim pendant lights casting shadows on the dark tan walls… we felt like we had just bought a cave. Thankfully,

“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned” (Isaiah 9:2). This poem is about light - how Jesus is the best and brightest Light, and how all other lights pale in comparison. Still, we are sometimes lured away from His light, lurking in the darkness and desiring other forms of “light”. May the glorious Light of Jesus captivate our hearts, minds and attention this Christmas season. May He light up ever