During the second week of November, Starbucks switches from its ubiquitous white cups and ushers in the Christmas season with festive red cups. Our family is weird enough that we talk about this day …
Encouragement for Aspiring and/or Frustrated Writers
Last week I filmed the curriculum for Sacred Pathways, a book that was first published 25 years ago. It was such a satisfying feeling to walk into the studio and see the lights set up, so let me …
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A Quiet Elation
It had been an exhausting week, with two or three more hard weeks ahead. I was flying from coast to coast, so I requested an aisle seat. I needed the room to get some work done. “Sorry sir,” the …
A Bundle of Difficulties
Have you ever noticed that most trials come in batches and bundles? In one year, a pastor I know suffered through the loss of his father, an attack of kidney stones (perhaps the most painful ordeal …
Who are Your Reliable People?
Last week, I wrote a blog post urging young adults to devote their best energies and efforts to seek first the Kingdom of God (Trading Cancel Culture for Kingdom Building). God has used young adults …
Trading Cancel Culture for Kingdom Building
Nobly born, wealthy, well-married, and a young mother, Vibia Perpetua typified the ideal of a successful North African woman at the dawn of the third century. Her Christian faith, however, soon turned …
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