Surrender, not defeat
Having extolled the virtues of waiting, in my last post, I need to offer a qualifier. Sometimes it just sucks. It’s one thing to be patient…
Slowing down for The Great Advent-ure
WHEN THE KIDS were small, we’d help them mark down the days to Christmas with our own homemade parade. With the shoe-box empty manger set up…
When socks sucks (or, Thankfulness sometimes takes a while)
It’s turning winter in central Florida, by which I mean it’s no longer warm enough to wear shorts and go around barefooted. Tough, I know. But…
Jump-starting a kangaroo court
I love to shake my head over how dumb some people in the Bible were, not realizing that Jesus was the Son of God when He…
Making a pilgrimarriage
I’m looking forward to seeing Reese Witherspoon in Wild, to discover whether Cheryl Strayed’s marvelous memoir translates well to the big screen. It’s ironic that the…
Struck by a lightning rod
Living in the lightning capital of the United States, I have learned to keep an eye on the dark clouds when setting out on a long…
A sign in the sand
I’ve got this great idea for a book on ten steps to understanding God’s guidance but, that’s right, I can only come up with nine of…
The newsroom and the nunnery
I’ve not done much “in-front-of-the-cameras” journalism. I have a tendency to look rather panicked when a lens is trained on me, and possess what is known…
Jesus and the toothbrush
So you get the opportunity to ask Jesus a question, face to face. What’s it going to be? How can you be loving and allow so…
Garage band prayer
Though I have always loved music, I never had the dexterity or determination needed to learn an instrument, so all I can play is the radio.…
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