By Kelly Carr When someone talks about palm trees, my mind immediately goes to my dream vacation: a sunny beach with soft sand, an ocean breeze, and the bluest water I’ve ever laid eyes on. Ah, yes, those palm trees are just waiting for me to come sit beneath them and relax. What I don’t […]
By Kelly Carr What is it about human nature to want to do what we’re told not to do? Do not enter. No photography please. Speed limit 35. Do not feed the animals. It starts during childhood. You have a room full of toys but you’re told not to touch your sibling’s new bike. You […]
By Kelly Carr Hymns powerfully put into words so many great truths about God and our relationship to him. They remain a timeless way for generations of believers to sing the same words and express the same deep longings. For example, whose heart does not feel convicted when confessing: “Prone to wander, Lord I feel […]
By Kelly Carr I remember celebrating the birthday of a former coworker when she turned 16. Actually she was older than that, but because her birthday was on February 29, she only truly saw her date of birth every four years. So we cheered on her Sweet 16th. In reality she was . . . […]
By Kelly Carr We sat in the darkened theater in eager anticipation. After enduring many, many previews, the time had finally arrived. A yellow logo burst onto the black screen as a blare of orchestral notes heralded a familiar song—Star Wars had returned. In the glowing light of the movie screen, I turned to look […]
