The Ruler Who Keeps His Promises

We’ve just gone through an election cycle unlike any I’ve personally seen in my young life. But there’s one thing that happens in each election that remains the same: candidates make promises. Some promises are kept. Other promises get swept under the rug or maybe...

Remember Who You Are, Branch.

Imagine you’re a branch bearing a lot of grapes in a vineyard. Imagine that you can look around and talk, and you see other branches. Some have fruit, but not as much fruit as you do. You boast that you’re producing 50 grapes on your little branch. You are shocked the...

My Father, My Feelings, My Faith

As many (most or maybe all) of you know, my father had a stroke almost two months ago. Recently, when I was driving my mom home from the rehabilitation hospital, she asked me if I still thought about the morning of my dad’s stroke. I didn’t even have to...

God Loves A Cheerful Giver

If you’ve ever babysat or spent time with one of your own children, you may have had a situation where you confronted the child on something they did wrong and while you were talking to them, they quickly said, “Sorry!” Something about the way they said it made you...

Greater Worth

We all recognize that we will sacrifice for things that we believe are of greater worth. For example, would you pay $500 for a blade of grass? No. But you might pay $500 for a bar of gold. That’d be a great deal! Or, would you wait in line 20 minutes for a McDonald’s...