by storymustchange | Dec 29, 2014 | Devotional
It all started with Abraham. Actually, it all started with the Ancient of Days, but God used Father Abraham–before he was either a father or Abraham–to save the world. The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your...
by storymustchange | Dec 22, 2014 | Devotional
Maybe your home is a ranch-style, brick house, with a big backyard and swing set. Maybe you live in a tiny apartment with your friends—a few of whom forget to wash their dishes. Our boys live in a modest but comfortable house in the Dominican Republic—with a...
by storymustchange | Dec 15, 2014 | Devotional
I didn’t care. Even now, I wince as I type those words, because they’re so hardhearted. I wince because the truth hurts. I didn’t care about sex trafficking. More than that, I didn’t care about the children that sex trafficking enslaves. The innocence lost. The...
by storymustchange | Oct 27, 2014 | Devotional
Ever considered the words “can’t’ and “won’t”? Their differences are clear enough. At their basic definitions, can’t means “unable,” and won’t means “unwilling.” I remember the morning my daughter...
by storymustchange | Oct 20, 2014 | Devotional
The wedding was great! Everyone celebrated. Everything was fine until someone went to get more wine. “There isn’t any more,” the message came back. “It’s all gone.” “It can’t be! Surely there’s some in the cellar. Did you check there?” “Yep. None....
by storymustchange | Oct 13, 2014 | Devotional
When my kids were younger, I made up a simple tune to Numbers 6:24-26–the priestly blessing–and sang it to them as a bedtime prayer. I still sing it occasionally, even though they’re in middle school and high school now, and they look at me with an...
