Let God Love You
I'm smart enough to know I'm being used when Weston the Wonder Boy slaps a big messy kiss on my face at the same time he's pilfering a French fry from my plate. It could have something to do with his mischievous grin, that adorable mass of blond curls atop his head, or how much he's looking like his daddy to me these days. Regardless,
Nature Reveals the Resourcefulness of God
If the well little piglet felt out of place, she was hiding it well. I grinned as I scanned the pictures of her stark pink body, snuggled down in the middle of her furrier foster siblings as if it was the most natural thing in the world for a piglet to be present in a litter of warm and fuzzy puppies, rooting heartily at Mama
I Think, You Think, We all Think
Hundreds of years ago, a French philosopher named Rene Descartes shut himself up in a room to do some thinking. He did a lot of thinking, too. In fact, good old Rene did so much thinking that even today people are still thinking about one of the things he thought. Rene's the fellow who said: "I think, therefore I am." I don't know how Rene got
The Curious Work of Processing Words
When I really need to process something, I find I must sit down and work it out through my fingers. Over and over again God has used my own words to speak to me, my own words to teach me what He is asking of me. I've heard friends express similar sentiments. Some are published authors and others journal for their private enjoyment, but they've all
Are You Sitting Down?
One day, years before children were routinely buckled into car seats, Savannah Grace and her mother were traveling down a deserted country road. Savannah couldn't have been more than three at the time and while she knew she wasn't allowed to stand up in the seat, she found it challenging to abide by the rule. "Savannah Grace, sit down." Her mother said it gently the first
The End from the Beginning
Years ago my best friend and I made a commitment to give the eulogy at each other's funeral. We felt confident that we both knew precisely the goodbye service the other one would want: a respectful but jubilant get-together with upbeat music, as much laughter as possible, and a heartfelt invitation for everyone present to trust the Jesus we live for and adore. The two
Home Sweet Home
Dorothy murmured of it in her sleep as she dreamed of returning. Accolades to it have been stitched, painted, and printed on everything imaginable and recording artists have sung its praises all over the world. And yes, with Thanksgiving close behind us and Christmas being right around the corner, it seems fitting to acknowledge one of the most well-known and beloved tunes of them all.
Refusing to Choose is a Choice
As I type these words to you our country is either in a war or we aren't, depending on who you are talking to and what day of the week it is. For those who say we are in a war, it's against ISI, or ISIS, or ISIL. The latest faces of evil have changed their name more often than that rapper Snoop Doggy Dog,
Glory is Revealed
When human hearts yield.