Last-minute lessons
IT’S HARD TO argue with divine inspiration, of course. Still, there are times when as a writer and editor I can’t help feeling that some of…
Lack or Lordship?
WHEN SOMEONE STARTS handing out free food to a hungry crowd, common sense says that it’s best to be at the front of the line, because…
Look both ways
ONE OF THE greatest game-changers in my late-blooming self-awareness has been a simple realization: not everyone out there is deliberately trying to be awkward and sabotage…
A quiet role model
THE BOOK OF Esther is probably best known for a favorite inspirational quote and one of the greatest paybacks in history. “For such a time as…
Becoming a righter
I STILL REMEMBER the first paragraph I ever wrote for pay. It was about the amount of money raised by a local charity through its annual…
No time for dignity
MOST PEOPLE WHO have been Christians for any length of time have experienced a season or more when God seems silent. On occasions, that’s because He…
Rescue or repentance?
The story goes that a young nun prayed fervently for years for God to take away a particular besetting sin (yes, she had a bad habit;…
How to be a tighter writer
I HAVE ALWAYS found the Journalism 101 guide–who, what, why, where, when, and how–to be of limited help. It’s a bit like telling an Olympic track…
The proving ground of faith
INSTEAD OF SIMPLY inviting non-Christians to our Sunday services, I think we should start welcoming them to our midweek committee meetings. Because that’s where they are…
Coincidances
IF YOU HAVE spent any length of time reading the Bible, you have probably had the experience of a particular verse or passage jumping off the…
