Peggi Tustan
“Friendship is born of that moment when one person says to another,‘What? You, too? I thought I was the only one.’”–C.S. LewisWe are meant to live in community. God created us to need one another. You and I are not meant to travel this journey of life alone. Relationships are...
Peggi Tustan
We are living in an era of anger and hostility. Someone aptly described it as the “age of outrage.” People are easily offended, and quick to cancel—punish, shame, humiliate, or terminate—those who offend.Outrage, of course, is not unique to our times. In the days of the early church, Saul of...
Peggi Tustan
And in despair I bowed my head: “There is no peace on earth,” I said,“For hate is strong, and mocks the songOf peace on earth, good will to men.”[1]It is Christmastime, a season of hope and happiness and...peace. Except this week, our peace was shattered when a school shooting left...
Peggi Tustan
“If I'm not dead, you're not done.Greater things are still to come.”[1]If you are an Appalachian Trail enthusiast, you may have heard of Grandma Gatewood.[2] In 1955, at the age of sixty-seven, this mother of eleven and grandmother of twenty-three was the first woman to hike all two thousand miles...
Peggi Tustan
“He turns coal into diamonds,Sand into pearls,Worms into butterflies.He can turn your life around, too.”-Toby MacDuring their fall migration, monarch butterflies travel thousands of miles south from Canada to Mexico. This majestic aerialist begins its life as a humble caterpillar, a creature who can barely crawl across the sidewalk without...
Peggi Tustan
“Will you give me a drink?” Jesus asks a Samaritan woman.Nothing satisfies thirst like cool, clear water—especially after a long hike. Jesus and his disciples were on a 70-mile trek from Jerusalem to Galilee. About halfway, they stop in Sychar, Samaria to rest. While the disciples enter the town to...
Peggi Tustan
No matter how hard we try to do everything right, some people will not like us. Daniel was an all-around great guy—loyal, wise, and full of integrity! King Darius recognized his exceptional qualities and planned to set him over the entire kingdom. The other administrators, however, grew jealous. They spied...
Peggi Tustan
When you think of God, what comes to mind?Lord, you are my refuge. When I am weak, when I am afraid, when I am insecure, I run to you. You are my safe place.I share the deepest secrets of my heart with you.I share my most difficult struggles with you.I...
Peggi Tustan
Is God alone worthy of our worship and devotion, even when he doesn’t rescue us? Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego had firsthand experience of not being rescued. They were held as captives in a foreign land. In 605 BC, God had allowed their King Jehoiakim and the land of Judah to...
Peggi Tustan
On the Mount of Olives, the All Powerful One needed strength.Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me.[1]It may be the most poignant prayer in the Bible. It is the night before the cross, the night of Jesus’ most intense spiritual battle, the night before all hell would...
Peggi Tustan
“I wish I had done more for God when I could, when I was strong and healthy,” my sister Theresa told me. She was in hospice care and contemplating the day she would stand before God and give an account of her life.Rather than contemplate this day of reckoning—some unknowable...
Peggi Tustan
As we launch a New Year, I am pondering God’s call to holiness. It’s snowing. The whiteness is blinding after days of dull, dreary rain. Watching the snow, I sense God’s Spirit saying, “I am holy. I live in blinding light. I want you to be holy as well.”God, the...
Peggi Tustan
“You can find something truly important in an ordinary minute.”–Mitch AlbomOn an ordinary day, in an ordinary home, to an ordinary young woman, God sent a messenger. “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”[1] With Gabriel’s greeting, Mary’s life was forever changed. Ordinary transformed into extraordinary!Our...
Peggi Tustan
“Anything that causes us to need God is a blessing!”–Nancy DeMoss WogelmuthIn America, God has blessed us with prosperity. The more we have, however, the less we seem to appreciate it. Rather than thankfulness, prosperity often breeds a sense of entitlement and discontent. We continually desire more, better, and easier....
Peggi Tustan
Welcome to Real Life. I’m all shook up!“I welcome change as long as nothing is altered or different than before.”–AnonymousWe all go through seasons of shaking. Often when we least expect it, life changes. We want to walk the old paths. We reach for the comfort of old routines, but...
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