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Worship in Spirit and Truth
As Jesus developed in the womb, the understanding that He is worthy of worship has developed in all generations since

PPL
Jan 5, 20202 min read
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The Butterfly Effect
At any time now, the birth will be accomplished, and we will get to meet this little one we’ve watched develop for the past nine months.

Deborah Hollifield
Dec 24, 20192 min read
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Focal Point
The Bible teaches about the importance of focal points at critical moments in the life of the believer.

PPL
Dec 18, 20193 min read
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Prepare the Way
The last weeks of pregnancy are weeks of preparation and waiting, for both infant and mother.

PPL
Dec 8, 20193 min read
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Love Among the Thorns
Only one more week until Baby Chris is considered "full-term." When will real labor begin?

PPL
Nov 30, 20193 min read
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Sink or Swim
At 35 weeks Baby Chris' lungs are full of amniotic fluid, yet he isn't drowning - how does he breathe? It's a paradox!

PPL
Nov 25, 20193 min read
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The Fullness of Time
For the new parents these last few weeks of pregnancy are days of both excited anticipation and growing anxiousness.

PPL
Nov 19, 20194 min read
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Impossible!
The process of human growth and development that begins in the womb is evident and continues throughout our lives.

PPL
Nov 10, 20193 min read
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Suit Up
Both Human skin and nails serve to protect our bodies as we move around in a world of thumps, bumps and bacteria.

PPL
Nov 5, 20194 min read
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Stand Fast
We are not expected to be fast, but we are urged to run. We are not all strong, but God has promised to help us stand.

PPL
Oct 28, 20193 min read
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Life Support
Our providential God has provided for our protection and survival from the first moments of life.

PPL
Oct 21, 20192 min read
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Booting Up
Scientists are intrigued by the idea that if babies have REM in the womb, it follows that a fetus is dreaming - but what about?

PPL
Oct 7, 20193 min read
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Comfort Food
Anxiety is part of the universal human condition. What if anxiety is a gift in the same way that pain is a gift?

PPL
Sep 29, 20194 min read
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Watch and Pray
At 26 weeks gestation, Baby Chris can open and close his eyes and see light in the womb - he will be born with a wide open gaze.

PPL
Sep 23, 20193 min read
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Bloodwork
Human beings can’t live without air, water and food and the blood that carries oxygen and food to our organs - Life is indeed in the blood.

PPL
Sep 17, 20194 min read
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Early Bird
23-24 weeks is considered the age of viability for premature babies. 80,000 babies are born prematurely in the US annually.

PPL
Sep 8, 20193 min read
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Breath of Heaven
Throughout the Old and New Testaments, “breath of God” and “breath of life” are used as metaphors for life in general.

PPL
Aug 31, 20193 min read
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Hold On
At 22 weeks, Baby Chris now has the tiny fingernails that his parents will fear trimming. Sometimes he gets the hiccups and Mom feels them t

PPL
Aug 25, 20194 min read
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Artist-in-Residence
We can’t know everything for certain about God, but we can know for certain that God is the source of all that is beautiful.

PPL
Aug 20, 20194 min read
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Dormez-vous?
In sleep we encounter God. Sleep is an opportunity to surrender completely to God’s watchful care each day. Sleep is a witness to hope!
Carla van Eyk
Aug 11, 20194 min read
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