When Moses sent spies into Canaan, they came back with a report. All of the spies saw the same things, much fruit, much beauty, many obstacles, etc. Yet they returned to give very different reports. Why?

Last year, on Good Friday, Derek and I had the privilege experiencing Golgotha, likely the most beautiful interplay between music and narrative we have ever heard. Growing up going to the symphony, opera, and ballet, I have always loved how beauty and meaning can be conveyed through music.

The reality is that, in a city like Barcelona, most people will not truly see the pure and holy love of Jesus in the face or hands of a neighbor.  Whether they be secular locals or muslim immigrants, the Lord is sending us to love and bless many, “so that we might win some.”

One of our favorite mommy/toddler past-times lately is baking together. I mentally/spiritually prepare beforehand by asking God to help me with my control issues and helicopter-parenting tendencies…

I’ve been convicted lately of my weak and inconsistent prayers. If I ask halfheartedly, can I expect Him to answer wholeheartedly?  How often do I pray and not really expect things will change?…