Thirteen years ago my son, Dugan, and I took a guided trip to Israel. It was a dream come true. Every stop we made brought the Bible and the words of Jesus to life. The week was filled with so much content that some of it has gone a bit hazy over time. Except for the weekend we spent in Jerusalem. We arrived on a Thursday night and the place was a-buzzing. People everywhere, markets galore, cars and buses driving along every road and highway. It was exciting and riveting, esp

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came so that they would have life, and have it abundantly. John 10:10 Seven years ago, and for several years after that, I found this verse to be questionable, if not, blatantly untrue. On August 22, 2019, my seven year old granddaughter, Eva, fell off the back of a golf cart and suffered a traumatic brain injury, leaving her with a life whose future looked far from abundant. In fact, it didn’t look even remotely possible.

We left early Tuesday morning and headed south. To Williamstown, Kentucky. We were two girls headed to see something spectacular. But what we saw and experienced went far beyond anything we could have ever imagined. The destination: The Ark Encounter. My friend, Sherri, and I were told we would see a lifesize replica of Noah’s Ark. But we were not prepared for the width and depth and detail of what we truly encountered. We stood at a distance from the ark and tried to take it