From the category archives:
I have a dog that worships me in the simplest of terms. Make no mistake about it – she’s a dog and does dogly things. She harasses the cat, chews on things, bargains for treats, and does a pretty good job delivering and nursing puppies. But her one priority, above all else, is to follow [...]
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Suppertime. And it’s quite a little dinner party there in Bethany. All twelve disciples of Jesus are there, as is Jesus Himself, for whom the dinner was made. Curiously enough, Lazarus – the friend of Jesus who never uttered a recorded word – is there, too. And this is after his four-day journey to the [...]
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If you ask God to do something and he doesn’t – or hasn’t yet – what’s your next move? Assume the answer is a permanent “no”? Ask again, but stop at that magical number of three? Give up praying altogether because you’re disappointed? Maybe there’s another way.
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Sometimes love goes on the defensive. An honorable man suddenly finds himself in the middle of a world of adulation and praise. And frankly, he’s earned it. And while he doesn’t refuse expressions of love and kindness, he is firm in giving credit where credit is due: his family, his coworkers, and most importantly, his [...]
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You live in what feels like a constant state of tension. Even your “good stress” is, well, stress. You check the news at least each day to make sure you’re on top of the latest thing to worry about. Your time is stretched so thin that any interruption or change of plans sends you reeling [...]
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Her second grade teacher had asked for a meeting. Seems that Carrie was not turning in homework – work we knew she had completed. In one or two cases, she didn’t even turn in work she had done in class. So Robin and I sat down with Mrs. Hillis in Carrie’s classroom to see what [...]
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Years ago a group of Persian astrologers set out on a quest. Somehow in their research, they had seen a “sign in the heavens” in the East. An extraordinary event was taking place – the birth of a king – and they wanted to find Him. So in that familiar Christmas story, they found the [...]
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When I was studying for my doctorate, I was required in one class to write a literature review. I had never done that before, but we had a guidebook for writing lit reviews as one of our textbooks for this particular course. I’m not sure what inspired me, or even where I got the idea. [...]
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Imagine a room, large enough to hold several hundred people. Maybe it’s your church’s worship center. Maybe it’s a theater, or hotel ballroom. Doesn’t matter. Imagine a day or an occasion in which 365 people are in that room. Maybe it’s Sunday morning at church, or Saturday night at a wedding. Maybe it’s a city-wide [...]
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