Contentment: That Slippery Thing

From Amy’s Humble Musings: Yesterday I watched my son ride his bike through the front pasture. He was chasing a cow. At times like these, I’m not sure why I gave him siblings or a dog. We don’t have sidewalks here or else I’m positive he would’ve chosen to ride on that. I’m glad he [...]

Going Down Singing

Carolyn Arends explains why we should all remember that we will die: The  day before he died, my father wore what his doctors  called the “Star  Wars mask”—a high-tech oxygen system that covered most  of his face.  Pneumonia made his breathing extremely labored, but that  didn’t keep  him from chatting. “Pardon?” my mom would ask [...]

God’s Been Hunting Me Down

David Murray claims that: “God’s been hunting me down for months.” That was my immediate and instinctive understanding of why the Lord recently sent multiple blood clots into my leg and lungs.  Three weeks and two complications later, I’m more convinced than ever that God’s been tracking me for months, with loving arrow after loving [...]