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Okay, it’s my turn at one of Marti’s rabbit trails. It was the Fourth of July and Chandler was 10 months old – still small enough to carry in one of those front-loading baby packs where you walk around with … Continue reading →

It’s been interesting to watch you all react to my wife, Marti’s writing. Some of you feel understood for the first time in your life. Others are still scratching your heads. Take, for instance, that little bit she wrote recently … Continue reading →

For such a time as this, I offer some advice from “Elastigirl,” the “super” from the animated movie, The Incredibles. Bob and Helen Par are superheroes trying to have a normal life, raising a family in the suburbs, when they … Continue reading →

This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? Where will my resting place be?” (Isaiah 66:1) You don’t know about this yet, but … Continue reading →

See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. (Isaiah 49:16) Not in the sky, because the sky is too high Not in the clouds, because the clouds can’t hold you Not on a stone, for a stone … Continue reading →

[Following is Marti’s account of the Isaiah House Academy Awards night. Warning: Do not attempt to read or understand this with your left brain. In fact, if you can shut down your left brain entirely, you will enjoy the ride … Continue reading →

This morning I had the opportunity of hearing Dave Robinson speak at a Women of Vision Orange County Partnership Breakfast. Dave is the Senior Advisor for Operations for World Vision International. He has also lived most of his life as … Continue reading →

The hour is approaching when the Academy Awards come to the Isaiah House for women without homes. Our excitement is growing, while theirs is non-existent. All they know about is another free meal. They have no idea they are about … Continue reading →

This last weekend we celebrated our oldest son’s birthday. I won’t tell you which one since both he and I don’t feel the truth applies in this case. Our little house, which can feel small with three of us, swelled … Continue reading →

A lot of sentiment held by Christians today is centered around the desire for America to be a Christian nation. We long to see our faith more fully and freely expressed in public life. But sometimes I don’t think we … Continue reading →