I wander around the art museum, trying to find my way. I was told there is a gift there for me. When I finally arrive at the place I was told to go, I am stunned. The beauty that is before me is too much. I cannot move. It … Continue reading
I was going to write a post today filled with platitudes about what the Lord’s Prayer teaches us about praying. But the truth is, my own prayer life stinks. If I wrote the kind of post I wanted to write, I would be the same kind of hypocrite … Continue reading
There are many ways to practice unhealthy conflict resolution. Sometimes, we run away from the person that hurt us, cutting off the relationship before we get hurt again. Sometimes, we bury the hurt, trying to maintain peace in the relationship, fearing turmoil in our own hearts. Sometimes, we talk … Continue reading
Is there anything in this world that calls us to deny ourselves? We buy what we want, fight for what we don’t have, and clamor to make it to the top. The more we have, the happier we will be, right? Doesn’t true contentment come with the fulfillment … Continue reading
It is a phrase slapped across bumper stickers and painted onto cement walls and written onto signs held up in the stands. Jesus saves. It sounds so stale. Christians have worn out this phrase, so that the world rolls their eyes at the sight of its letters. … Continue reading
Lent arrived the day I left on vacation. I boarded a plane headed south to warmer temperatures, and noticed a stewardess with ashes still on her forehead from an earlier service. As she wore her dark forehead, we displayed the light-hearted smiles of a family taking a trip. … Continue reading
