Hope
Sunday we lit the first candle of Advent--the Hope Candle. There's an ancient saying: "Hope deferred makes the heart sick." When our longings are not…
Prioritization
You walk into a room and you see four concerning things: 1) A four-year-old trying to start a Bic lighter; 2) A toddler crying loudly;…
Festival of Lights
I'm really enjoying Timothy Keller's Hidden Christmas for my Advent reading. He points out that Christmas is a festival of lights. Why do we decorate…
A different question
“If you ask, ‘Why is this happening?’ no light may come, but if you ask, ‘How am I to glorify God now?’ there will always…
On grief
Nicholas Wolterstorff's twenty-four year old son died in a climbing accident. He writes: "The worst days now are holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, Pentecost, birthdays, weddings,…
Advent
Advent begins tomorrow. This is the period of time that the Christian Church prepares for Christmas. It begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas, and…
Tell stories
"No organization that exists simply for itself is worth leading. Leaders what to lead organizations and movements that make a difference--that fill a need and…
Thanksgiving
Today we stop to give thanks. To Whom are we giving thanks? Hopefully to the Giver of all good things. The Author of Life. The…
How to reconcile
Relationships require forgiveness if they are going to flourish. Inevitably we are going to wrong one another, and we need skill to know how to…
Own it.
Children have a sixth sense for hypocrisy. Adults do too. There's Hypocrisy (with a capital H) that rightly ruins credibility. This is avoided by a…