Called out of hiding
FOUR SIMPLE WORDS strike fear in the hearts of many guys (me included): “We need to talk.” As someone who has spent much of his life…
The art of attraction
THROUGH THE YEARS I have met some Christians whose creative ways of sharing their faith have been inspirational. Like the bookbinder in then-Communist Russia who used…
On the prayer track
WHILE IT’S COMMON to talk of the “school of prayer,” I’ve decided that it’s an unfortunate metaphor. One that can lead us to think that some…
Dear blogger, please get over yourself
WITH THE WARNING about throwing stones and glass houses in the back of my mind, I feel the need to pick up a pebble and pitch…
Seaside safety lessons
THAT SINGLE SET of footprints in the sand may not be where Jesus carried you, but—because you ignored the warning signs—where you had to find your…
Sand, seeds, and Sunshine Corner
I’M NOT SAYING you have to have sand between your toes to know God, but I will point out that “Jesus and his disciples withdrew to…
Just a sip…
I WENT TO bed feeling down. I’d had plans for all kinds of projects for the evening to make the most of the time while Marcia…
Starting from true north
I’VE LONG considered a daily devotional time to be a bit like going to the gym—you may not always feel like you are getting a lot…
A heart-jerk reaction
ON FATHER’S DAY, one of my sons recalled a childhood story that—in his memory—cast me in a better light than I really deserve. But I’ll take…
No carry-on
THOUGH I HAVE spent a fair amount of time on the road and in the air through the years, I have never quite gotten the hang…
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