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My wife and I are grandparents for the first time! The baby is not due to be born until early next year, but since the moment the baby was alive, we were grandparents. We are super-excited to meet our first grandchild, and somewhat amazed that the transition from parents to grandparents snuck up on us so quickly!

I had the opportunity this last week to spend some time with a friend grieving a loss and the resulting suffering. My friend has a deep and rich faith in God’s sovereign hand, making it a sorrowful but simultaneously joyful conversation (2 Cor. 6:10). We read through Psalm 91 together, a song of divine protection and safety that has comforted the hearts of God’s people for centuries.

Praise for a Beautiful Day (a poem based on Psalm 65:8-13)

Fasting is a fantastic way to experience closer communion with the Holy Spirit in often very special ways, and I know whenever we touch on an experiential aspect of our faith, some can get a little protective of their expression of that experience. So, let me say off the start, I don’t think there is a “right” way to fast. It should be a Holy-Spirit led exercise, which means it will look different from person to person.

Love for others is obviously a central tenant of our faith. Jesus said love for others would be the defining mark of His disciples. John 13:35. Jesus commanded love for others repeatedly as one of the two great commandments that fulfilled the entire Law and the Prophets. Matthew 22:37-39. Specifically, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” And the same concept is repeated throughout Paul’s letters, e.g., Romans 13:8-10, Galatians 5:14.