Courage and Wait: Out With the Old and In With a New “One Word” for 2022 I gave up new year’s resolutions a long time ago—mostly because they rarely lasted into March. For the past seven years I’ve accepted the One-Word challenge, selecting one word as an...
Best Advice Ever A friend recently gave me a Christmas gift with one of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever received. The wisdom that I intend to take with me into the new year is written on a sign that says: Give it to God . . . and go to sleep. Truth be told,...
The People of Christmas: Those Who Worship We see them in most nativity scenes: three men off to the side, dressed in opulent robes. They seem out of place in the tableau, rich men bearing luxurious gifts, coming to worship a baby belonging to poor parents. We...
The People of Christmas: The Outsiders Filthy. Smelly. Not fit for decent society. Outsiders. Otherwise known as shepherds. Shepherds fulfilled an important need in ancient Israel. They watched over the flocks—flocks that provided food for the nation’s physical...
The People of Christmas: The Antagonistic How could you believe in a God who allows bad things to happen to good people? Believing in God is fine for you, but I don’t need a crutch. Keep prayer out of schools. ...
The People of Christmas: The Trusting I trust gravity will keep my feet anchored to the floor when I get out of bed. I trust the light will turn on when I flip the electric switch. I trust the sun will rise tomorrow morning. There is a slight chance that one or...
Thankful Despite? It’s a tough world out there . . . and getting tougher every day. Christians beheaded in Nigeria. Imprisoned in China. Murdered in Afghanistan. And for decades, fellow believers in the United States shook their heads in horror, prayed for...
National Absurdity Day Happy National Absurdity Day! Yes, National Absurdity Day really is a thing, celebrated annually on November 20. According to NationalDayCalendar.com, “this day was created . . . to recall and note some of the entirely off the wall and...
The Difference Between Veterans Day, Memorial Day, and Armed Forces Day It seems there’s a holiday for everything these days, including the military. And while it’s right to honor those who have served our nation, have you ever wondered why we have three...
Is There Really Such a Thing as Time Management? With the end of another annual Daylight Savings Time (DST) coming this weekend, I’ve been thinking about the fleeting nature of time. I frequently talk about my need for better time management skills. Can you...
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...