"April showers bring May flowers.” It is such a familiar phrase, something we have all heard countless times. Yet if we are honest, it can almost make us resent April. We want what May represents. We want the sunshine, the beauty, the blooming, the visible fruit of a new season. But the truth is, the beauty of May is born in the hidden work of April. Rain, in the natural, is not just inconvenient weather. It is necessary. It washes away dust, debris, and pollutants that would otherwise hinder...

"Be Found Faithful." Over the summer months and now into the autumn, this phrase has been residing in my spirit. Scripture tells us that...

“As they sailed across, Jesus settled down for a nap. But soon a fierce storm came down on the lake. The boat was filling with water, and...