The lot was full of tall grass…it was windy, the unkept overgrowth danced like waves of the ocean… Yet there was this one patch of beauty, in the middle of the winds, and much larger wild weeds. The weeds that overshadowed didn’t diminish their beauty, they highlighted it. Although surrounded, their unmistakable and intentional presence could be seen far off… as I watched the wind blow, it seemed they were perhaps surrounded by design…. The things that could have choked them and rob their...

"And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up." Galatians 6:9 When one observes a bumblebee, one can appreciate how much of a remarkable creature it is. It carries loads in its fragile frame that look too heavy. It will fly in conditions that would terrify many other insects. Day after day it continues its work, gathering pollen and fulfilling its purpose. As I watched this bumblebee moving from flower to flower, I couldn't help but think about...

I’m currently reading the book The Anxious Generation , which explores how the tech age has led to a rise in childhood mental illness—a...