I have just begun my sixth year as the main author of the Daily Reflections. I consider the opportunity to write these reflections as one of the great blessings of my life. How grateful I am to be able to study God's Word carefully, to consider how it speaks to our lives today, and then to share with you what I have discovered.  At the beginning of each...

Today is the twelfth and last day of Christmas. For many of us, the notion of Christmas as a twelve-day season is quite foreign…except for the song. Almost all of us are familiar with "The Twelve Days of Christmas" and its collection of unusual gifts, including maids-a-milking, swans-a-swimming, gold rings, French Hens, Turtle Doves, and a Partridge in a...

I am a very goal-oriented person. When there is something I need to accomplish, I often set a timetable and backwards-plan so that each week I complete a task which contributes to the overall goal. (Disgusting, right?) Sadly, even though I accepted Christ when I was seven years old, I spent over two decades trying to win God’s approval, as if it were a...

Joann worked in the human resources department, and she often wondered if someone had put a sign on her door that read “Complain Here.” The folks in administration complained to her about their assistants taking advantage of benefits, and hourly employees argued with her when she read them company policy about sick days. Even after she left the office,...