Forgiveness. It is always undeserved. No matter who receives it. No matter who gives it. Forgiveness is always a generous gift. Forgiveness restores. Forgiveness cleanses.

Max Lucado, in His devotional Just Like Jesus, likens Jesus’ washing the disciples’ feet to forgiveness…cleansing away the disciples’ sin of betraying Him, denying Him, abandoning Him before they even committed those sins.

It was raining as Continue reading →

Garbage in, garbage out (GIGO) is a concept common to computer science and mathematics. Simply put, the quality of output is determined by the quality of the input. So, if incorrect or useless data is input to a program, the output is likely to be flawed, useless or even misleading. And flawed thinking often leads to wrong Continue reading →

I stood gazing at the unmitigated power, more than 600 gallons of water plummeting over the edge every second, the brilliance of the sun reflecting off dancing water droplets and the incessant thunder of water plunging 70 feet. It was Continue reading →

Just a few days ago it hit 50-something in MI. The dead period we call winter, with its brown grass and dead leaves, was laid bare for all to see. Then…in 24 hours, we were dumped on with a foot of snow. Whiteout.

As we are in the days leading up to Continue reading →

Have you suddenly started getting strange messages that don’t look like Life-Changing Words devotionals? Apparently someone is trying to take over the site and Continue reading →