Identity: Who Are You? Identity is a hot topic these days. Who are you? More and more people answer this question according to who they want to be or who they feel like at the moment. But identity isn’t about who we want to be, it’s about who we are. Even more...
Dayenu – That is Enough! This has been a significant week on several levels. From a Good Friday presentation of “Messiah in the Passover” to rejoicing in the resurrection of Christ on Sunday, to celebrating a personal milestone later in the week. A common...
Intermission or Final Curtain? I enjoy attending live performances. Watching a stage performance gives me a sense of being in the center of the action. Plays offer benefits movies can’t. Energy that’s almost palpable. A sense of community in the audience. The...
How Desensitized Are You? As I write this, my phone is dinging. Breaking news: “At least 12 dead after massive landslide overtakes village in Ecuador.” Yesterday’s headline: “38 killed in fire in Mexico migrant detention camp.” Two days ago, breaking news...
Called, Loved, and Kept There’s a lot of talk in Christian circles about being “called,” and rightly so. The Bible tells us: We’re called to a holy calling (2 Timothy 1:9) Many are called, but few are chosen (Matthew 22:14) God works all things together for God...
Life-Changing Advice I’ll never forget Betty. Betty was an older woman I knew from church when I was a young newlywed. She was a retired nurse, married with adult children. Her father-in-law lived with them because he could no longer live independently due to...
The Benefit of Daily Conversation with Friends When was the last time you spoke with a friend? A recent study published earlier this year concluded that at least one conversation with a friend every day leads to an increased sense of well-being and happiness....
Four Reasons Why Christians Should Read the Old Testament Between teaching a Bible study on ancient Israel’s divided history and listening to my pastor’s Sunday morning series on Psalm 119, I’ve been spending a lot of time in the Old Testament for the past few...
A Different Kind of Exercise I’m naturally drawn to exercise. Stretches and jumps. Weightlifting, squats, and running. Um . . . actually not the kind of stretching, jumping, weightlifting, squats, or running that might have occurred to you. I’m actually the...
Random Acts of Kindness Have you noticed that kindness seems more significant when it occurs randomly? Maybe it’s due to expectations. We expect people we know to be kind or we wouldn’t continue the relationship. Or maybe we expect others to be kind because we...
Gratitude Prompts There’s a saying traveling the internet these days that goes something like this: “What if...
Be the One, Not the Nine We’ve all heard the advice: Don’t buck the crowd. Go along to get along. Don’t rock...
Where Do You Live? Where do you live? I don’t mean your street address, or your city, state, or country. Where...