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One Step Closer to “Grown Up”
Well, today is the day. It’s a day I’ve had to prepare myself for, but even so, I’m not sure I’m there. At least not all the way. Today, my daughter is getting her ears pierced. Now, I understand that...
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1 Thessalonians 2
Reading for Thursday, Dec 13: 1 Thess. 2 Paul writes in a loving, pastoral tone in this letter. He compares his ministry among the Thessalonians to the gentle care of a nursing mother (v7) and the...
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2 Timothy 3
Reading for Wednesday, Dec 26: 2 Timothy 3 “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be...
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The Posture of Blessing
May the LORD bless you and keep you… — Numbers 6:24 This picture completely grosses me out. Today I sneezed. A lady across the room said, “Bless you.” Really profound place to start, right? But it led...
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For Roger
They say you can’t take it with you, but I think that they’re wrong ‘Cause all I know is I woke up this morning, and something big was gone — “Terry’s Song”, Bruce Springsteen Monday morning, I woke to...
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Weeping With Those Who Weep
I’ve said it many times: I believe one of the greatest descriptions of the body of Christ is found in Romans 12:15: “Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.” Paul encourages the...
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Nineteen
Over the years, I’ve written quite a few tributes to my mother on this blog, most of them on Mother’s Day or on this date, the anniversary of her death. Nineteen years ago, my mother journeyed from one...
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The Greatest Day
Last Friday, I took the boys camping. Ever since our Disney camping trip back in the fall, they’ve been begging to go again. Of course, it’s been much too cold to seriously consider it, but with spring...
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The Story: Given to the Lord
There was a ceratin man of Ramathaim, a Zuphite from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, and Ephraimite. He had two...
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The Long & Winding Road
I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist….Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit. — John Steinbeck Today I will complete a...
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Things I Want to Remember, Vol. 20
It’s been a while since I’ve made one of these posts. I hope I can remember everything I wanted to post here! I really want to remember the prayers Joshua leads. Tonight at dinner, he thanked God for...
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Nine
Today is a special day around the Bybee home: we are celebrating Abby Kate and Joshua’s birthday! It’s hard to believe that it’s been nine years since these two were born. We used to joke that most...
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All Things New
And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” — Revelation 21:5 A few weeks ago, we decided to get away for a short vacation. On the heels of an extremely busy summer,...
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Fall
Today was one of those glorious autumn days: 60 degrees, zero humidity, and a clear blue sky that contrasted the glorious red, orange, and yellow of fall’s changing leaves. As we were driving home...
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The Story: A Father Who Runs
A Father Who Runs – Luke 15:11-32 Luke 15 – Three parables or stories Jesus tells; Parables of Joy V1 – Pharisees complain that Jesus is eating with “sinners.” In the ancient world, breaking bread was...
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Things I Want To Remember, Vol. 24 (The Christmas Edition)
Over the years, I’ve used this blog as a repository for the crazy things my kids say and do, knowing that there’s no way I’ll be able to remember all of this stuff on my own. The last few days we’ve...
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Turbulence
I spent part of last week in Honduras spending some time with the men and women of Mission Upreach, a church planting organization in western Honduras. I missed most of the subzero temps here in the...
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Hope Against Hope
It was a Saturday. We were planning to go to Nashville that day to see her. She’d been hospitalized there for several days and we’d planned for me to finish up the school week and then go see her on...
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A Trip to Grandmother’s
Today was an awesome day. We woke up early and drove to my hometown, Lebanon, TN. We were able to worship at the College Hills Church of Christ, which is where I grew up. It was great to see some...
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