Good news for sleepyheads
ON DAYS WHEN it feels like I am just going through the motions of faith, I take some comfort from the example of the Big Three…
Come and see
AS A JOURNALIST, I hold to the maxim that there are no stupid questions. However, there are occasions when people seem to get pretty close—they at…
Doing meetings differently
ONE OF THE best things about being a full-time freelancer is not spending so many wasted hours in useless corporate meetings. When I first swapped a…
Noah’s guide to post-storm living
IF NOAH’S EXAMPLE while he was on the ark is a good one for anyone going through a storm, then his steps when the clouds lifted…
God’s donkey work
ONE OF MY favorite incidents from the life of Jesus is when He prepares to enter Jerusalem at the start of Holy Week and sends two…
We get to carry each other
MANY YEARS AGO, a respected Christian leader in England faced a devastating health challenge with one of his children. Well-known for his joyful faith, this person…
A different-looking church
MUCH HAS BEEN made of how Easter this year was markedly different to any that has been celebrated since Jesus blew up the religious rulebook by…
When pull comes to shove
ONE OF THE mantras of Christian leadership teaching is the importance of being led (by the Spirit) and not driven (by our own desires). But as…
Come close
MR. ROGERS’ advice to “look for the helpers” in a time of crisis hasn’t been hard to exercise over the past few weeks. I’ve been filled…
Secure in Whose you are
THERE’S A sage-like writer whose work leaves me alternately shaking my head in delight or disagreement—but, then, I guess that’s the role of a good provocateur.…
