Chapel palate
In my ministry, I have the pleasure of interacting with college students from local Christian universities. These students attend chapel services several times per week.…
Page 2 of 10
Digital heirlooms
Have you ever visited the Facebook page of someone who has passed away? It can be a place for friends and family to post memories…
Clarity
Always try to use the language so as to make quite clear what you mean and make sure your sentence couldn't mean anything else.C.S. Lewis,…
Emotional energy
No matter how rich or poor--we only have twenty-four hours in a given day. After sleeping, eating, bathing, working, we have a small amount of…
Try it again
I'm a huge fan of Indian food. It's a part of my heritage--my Dad's folks were missionaries in India. We grew up eating home-cooked rice…
Flag or whistle?
In premarital counseling, in our session on communication, I give each person an invisible whistle or yellow flag--whichever they prefer. It's for calling fouls. Folks…
Persistence
I've watched a lot of soccer games. The shots taken to goals scored ratio is very lopsided. Yet, the players, somehow, think it's worth the…
Upgrade the pen
Have you ever noticed that people can become disproportionately happy over relatively small upgrades--especially if these upgrades appear in the most mundane places? Really, what's…
One of us
Often, Christians decide if they will attend a funeral or visitation based on the question: "Did I know the deceased?" This question gets answered in…
As you wish
No one likes feeling like they are being taken advantage of. Sheldon Vanauken in A Severe Mercy writes about a principle of courtesy that he…