5 Steps to Reject Rejection Rejection is ugly. It’s also an equal opportunity emotion. It latches on to grade-school children and haunts CEOs. It incapacitates actors and hinders artists and authors. And in today’s cancel culture, no one is immune to its...
Feeding Hope I welcomed the end of the dry season as the rains started up again. Not yet with the regularity of the full-blown rainy season, but we can tell it’s coming. And not a moment too soon. My garden was wilting. But my schedule caused me to put watering...
The Christian Walk Have you ever walked with small children? Hand in hand, they keep up with you by taking two or three steps for each one of yours. Experts say walking is the simplest and best way to get healthy and stay healthy. It’s easy on the knees, does...
The Secret to True Success ’Tis the season of graduations…and graduation speeches. And almost every speech will encourage the graduates in their pursuit of success. A recent search for the word “success” in the Amazon books category yielded more than 60,000...
Waiting Fruitfully We’re a third of the way through 2022. A third of the way through my year of waiting. Each year I choose one word to influence my focus. Or, more accurately, a word is made clear to me. And this year my word is wait. I’ve said it before, more...
Auditing Christianity As the traditional school year winds down, the next month or two will find most students studying for finals. Without passing a final exam, they might be in danger of failing the class. However some students won’t have that concern. They...
Are You “Dating” Jesus? Yes, dating Jesus. Dating relationships today seem to be more complicated than ever before. And it’s almost impossible for me to understand the terms used to describe dating situations without detailed explanations. But the more I learn,...
Saturday: The Day Between We know about Maundy Thursday: the day Jesus celebrated Passover and shared His last supper with His disciples. We commemorate Good Friday: a day we can call “good” because Jesus died a substitutionary death for us. And we celebrate...
How Do You Celebrate Palm Sunday? Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! The crowds cheered. They spread their cloaks on the road. They also cut palm branches and placed them in His path as Jesus entered Jerusalem, riding on a donkey. Two...
Just Do It Thirty-four years ago, Nike launched a new advertising campaign. Adding to their already iconic swoosh logo, Nike would quickly become forever associated with “Just Do It.” As I consider the Holy Spirit’s role in my life, I can’t help but think of...
Planting and Growing in God’s Garden Confession time: I’ve killed more plants than I’ve actually grown. Because...
Aging Gracefully Is it possible to age gracefully? What does that even mean? Facebook is great about reminding...
Compassion for Friend and Foe Passions are riding high these days. In many ways, our culture—especially related...