Honoring Those who Went Before

As I’m writing this, it is Memorial Day. All over the US people are taking time from work to enjoy time with their families or to honor those lost in war and the pursuit of peace, perhaps with prayer vigils or moments of silence or listening to the stories of...

The Dangers of Reading the Bible

Sometimes I think the Bible should come with a warning label. Now, before you go all crazy on me, I’m not arguing that reading the Bible is a bad idea. I just think maybe there should be a warning label involved. Maybe something like. Warning: May be hazardous...

Beauty in the Mundane

One of the things I like about services such as Instagram is that they make it clear how filters can affect the way we see things. A rainy day at Starbucks can become a stunning visual. It’s the same way with life. How we filter our experiences affects our...

The Other Side of God’s Heart

When we pray things like, “God, break my heart with the things that break yours” or sing things “break my heart with what breaks yours” (I like that song, by the way) it’s easy to focus on things like mercy and grace. And those are good....

How to Forgive When it’s Hard

Let’s face it. Sometimes people hurt us. We know we’re supposed to forgive them but it’s often really hard to actually do that. Especially when the people who hurt us are either family or other Christians. So, what do we do? I wish I could tell you I...

How to Get Your Mojo Back

Has life ever thrown you a screwball that turned your life upside down? It’s happened to nearly all of us. Some situation in life takes the wind out of our sails and knocks us back a step or two. “What do we do when that happens?” A few weeks ago my...