Like Wildflowers

“Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die. The wind blows, and we are gone – as though have never been here.” (Psalm 103:15-16 NLT) The wildflowers in Iowa have been nothing short of epic this year. We’ve lived here…

Sovereign God

“Long before He laid down the earth’s foundations, He had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of His love, to be made whole and holy by His love.” (Ephesians 1:4 MSG) Yesterday, I spent a good deal of time in the…

Already in Motion

“Why would you ever complain, O Jacob, or whine, O Israel, saying “God has lost track of me. He doesn’t care what happens to me”? Don’t you know anything, haven’t you been listening? God doesn’t come and go. God lasts.” (Isaiah 40:27-28 MSG) We lose…

Every System

“By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at His hand.” (Hebrews 11:3 NLT) In school, science was always a favorite subject of mine. My dad was a high school botany teacher, so we spent my childhood making observations about our natural world.…