Teri Lynne Underwood

So what is this abundant life—life to the full—Jesus promises? The word used here for life is “zoe.” One of my lexical aids described this life as “th...

Conviction poured heavy over my heart and mind. All the ways I try to bear myself up. All the times I lean into my own abilities. All the days I resis...

How do we learn to give our marriage the priority it demands? In these verses I notice four traits of the virtuous wife.

What the daughter does, the mother did. — Jewish Proverb My daughter turned 15 yesterday. I think I’m still in shock.  I am pretty sure I’m not smart ...

“We can get so busy tag-teaming life that we lose sight of our need for friendship.” I wrote that sentence last week in a blog post that is part of my...

It’s February … the month of love! I adore Valentine’s Day and all the red and pink and hearts. But let’s face it, marriage is hard work. We have to b...

Life is messy. Dishes have to be done over and over. Laundry keeps piling up. Furniture needs dusting and floors need vacuuming.

I imagine the innkeeper that dark night in Bethlehem knew a little something about busy-ness and exhaustion. People in town from miles away - tired an...

I’ve heard it said that it’s only the dash that really matters. That tiny line on our headstones between the date of birth and date of death. One tiny...

The Exodus command, with its call to imitation, plays on a hidden irony: we mimic God in order to remember we are not God. In fact, that is a good def...