Growing in grace
ONE OF THE challenges of freelance life is workflow: there’s a temptation to say “yes” to every project that comes along because of the fear that…
Muddle-headed, mission-minded
ONE OF MY favorite Christian memes is this encouraging thought: “When God put a calling on your life, He already factored in your stupidity.” For those…
Letting go for more
STUCK ON A slippery slope, the dead weight of his incapacitated climbing companion slowly pulling him off the mountainside, Simon Yates made a difficult decision: he…
Stuck on a slippery slope
DESPITE, OR PERHAPS because of, my fear of heights, I am fascinated by mountaineering. I never want to go up a high peak, yet I love…
Savoring the Savior
IN AN INSTANT-access world where we no longer have to wait for anything, delayed gratification is a dying virtue. But when you immediately meet every want…
A flicker of heaven
ONE OF MY favorite church Christmas moments is the end of the Christmas Eve candlelight service. We sing “Silent Night” as the lights are dimmed and…
A place for everyone
IT CAN BE tempting to skip over the Bible’s “begat” genealogy lists to get to the good parts of the story, but there’s some treasure to…
Plod-and-pray faith
MUCH AS I have tried, I have learned that the Christian life can’t be reduced to a three-step formula. It’s less plug-and-play and more plod-and-pray. So,…
Understanding hard times
WHEN HARD TIMES come, it can be helpful to determine their origins. Understanding the source of the difficulties we face may help as we look to…
The ‘not good’ lesson
THE CREATION STORY tells us many things about God’s character and nature—one of the most challenging for many (me included) being that He never seems to…
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