The harder we lean
“God uses chronic pain and weakness, along with other afflictions, as his chisel for sculpting our lives. Felt weakness deepens dependence on Christ for strength…
Three kinds
There are three kinds of people in the world. The first class is of those who live simply for their own sake and pleasure, regarding…
“Not how I was raised”
"That's not how I was raised," he said. I was having lunch with a college student almost twenty years my junior. We were discussing some…
Licensed friends
Friendships level up when we give each other permission to call each other out. I once heard this called "Giving your buddy a hunting license."…
Stages of fishing
When you're a little kid, fishing isn't fun unless you catch a fish. As you grow, at some point, something changes, and fishing is fun…
Greenhorn
I used to train operating room (OR) nurses who were fresh out of their internship. I had a special affinity for them because I could…
Simplify, Owl.
Every January our family participates in a Read-Aloud Challenge. Each person is supposed to read aloud for 10 minutes to someone else. If each person…
Antiseptic
No one likes cleaning out a wound with antiseptic. It stings. Little kids learn pretty quickly that they don't love it when grown-ups want to…
Listen, write, talk
It's frustrating to immediately forget what we read or hear. Especially if it was really good. Here are a few tips: First, I highly recommend…
Adopted
“Adoption is the highest privilege of the gospel. The traitor is forgiven, brought in for supper, and given the family name. To be right with…