Tag: god
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› Read more: “My Pleasure:” More than a Motto
“My Pleasure:” More than a Motto
“It’s my pleasure.” The summer I spent working at Chick-fil-A drilled the phrase into my very being. As Chick-fil-A remains…
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› Read more: Same Water, Deeper Well: Aging into Jesus
Same Water, Deeper Well: Aging into Jesus
These middle years of adulting (and middle months of the school year with teenagers) have me feeling thin-souled and needy.…
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› Read more: A Lesson on Being Present
A Lesson on Being Present
Be Present. You are exactly where you supposed to be. Be where your feet are. Bloom where you are planted.…
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› Read more: Joy: An Open Secret
Joy: An Open Secret
“Joy, which was the small publicity of the pagan, is the gigantic secret of the Christian.” G.K. Chesterton There are…
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› Read more: On Memory & Manna
On Memory & Manna
Long before revisionist history was a common term, Moses took great pains to warn God’s people against it. Long before…
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› Read more: The Weight of a Human Heart
The Weight of a Human Heart
The average weight of an adult human’s heart is only about 11 ounces or 310 grams. That is less than…
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› Read more: On Fires & Forgiveness
On Fires & Forgiveness
As the fires continued to be contained, God is doing a little containment work in my own heart. As people…
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› Read more: A Lesson in Bearing from John Milton
A Lesson in Bearing from John Milton
My sophomore year in high school, our English teacher introduced our class to John Milton’s Paradise Lost. While most people…
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› Read more: On Mountains and Men: Lessons on the Art of Releasing
On Mountains and Men: Lessons on the Art of Releasing
Our family recently took a short trip to the mountains. We booked the cabin, packed the cooler, and planned about…
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› Read more: Brothers Transformed
Brothers Transformed
Our two oldest sons are a whopping fourteen months apart–God’s timing, not our plans. These two are thick as thieves…