Thanksgiving When You’re Not Thankful
Holidays can be really hard. In my experience the worst is probably Christmas. Don’t get me wrong, I love Christmas. Jesus’ birthday, slow-motion snowfall, family […]
Holidays can be really hard. In my experience the worst is probably Christmas. Don’t get me wrong, I love Christmas. Jesus’ birthday, slow-motion snowfall, family […]
For those of you who are married, do you remember your wedding vows? Having had the privilege of marrying several people (no, I’m not a […]
I think many of us have been duped to a near cataclysmic capacity. We’ve been tricked into thinking that the sum of life is “to […]
Questions are more important than answers. At least, the right ones are. Why? Because the quality of your questions regulates the range of your answers. When you say, […]
We get bombarded every day. Every angle. I drove 10 minutes across town and saw (or heard) over 70 advertisements. Some not appropriate for kids—but […]
So often we think the burden is on God to give people signs. But what if it was the other way around? Why is God the one with something to prove?
“Bucket lists” are popular these days. Movies and books propose lists of things to do before you “kick the bucket” (hence “bucket list”)—a kind of grocery shopping list for the soul before you walk up to the Grande Amen check-out line.
Not consecutively. I’m not Forrest Gump. But it’s been 20 months since I laced up the shoes and hit the streets (again). When growing up, […]
I am a child of God! I have known this truth for a long time, but last week it hit me in a new way. I had the privilege of attending the “Stewards by Design” conference.
When I was about old enough to know nothing I remember asking my mom, “What’s mother’s day?” She told me. I replied (as all kids […]
Our world seems obsessed with its own demise. Hollywood movies, strange cults in the desert and the Left Behind series. Scientists in Chicago even made a ‘Doomsday […]
Alexander Hamilton said that if you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything. And over the past few weeks it’s been a tough world […]
Ever feel like an outsider because you have had some doubts? In your faith? As if everyone else has seen Jesus personally and therefore exudes […]
I was chatting with a parent this week. She wanted to be thoughtful and faithful about it. Yes, the Easter bunny is around. But how […]
I believe that God has a plan for our lives. Think of it as Plan A. But many of us have our own Plan A. […]
Forget face lifts. Here are some life lifts. Much of my work includes swimming in currents of words that lead to channels of growth and […]
Ever feel like you work for the internet? I decided to dedicate one day to “no technology.” I give myself a B for my efforts. […]
Many of you will eat pancakes today. Why? Tomorrow some people will have ashes on their foreheads. Huh? And some of you will “give up” […]
Prayer is like the ocean. You know about it, but you don’t. Just because you can swim doesn’t mean you’re an expert on the mind-blowing […]
What to cook? What to cook! I need some inspiration.