Don’t forget to play
In our house, we try not to overemphasize winning. An overly competitive spirit in the home (and as a worldview) can sow quite a bit…
By His blood
Here's a touching scene at the end of C.S. Lewis's The Silver Chair (one of his Narnia Chronicles). Perhaps it will bring you hope today--as…
Love/hate
I have a love/hate relationship with writing, preaching, piano playing, woodworking, cooking--many of the things I mostly love, but regularly find frustrating because they are…
Small memories
My retired friend shared how much it meant to him that his Grandfather would take him into his garden with a couple of salt shakers…
The good, the bad, the joyful
The best argument for Christianity is Christians: their joy, their certainty, their completeness. But the strongest argument against Christianity is also Christians--when they are sombre…
Good Friday
Today is Good Friday--the day Christians commemorate Christ's death on a Roman cross over two-thousand years ago. Our church will meet at noon. Many will…
Adoration
"The life of true holiness is rooted in the soil of awed adoration."J.I. Packer My kids laugh at my jokes. Nobody's told them, yet, that…
Traction
My earliest memory is of snow. I was three years old, and our Chevy Citation was stuck. We couldn't get enough traction to climb the…
Enchantment
Enchantment is an interesting word. The dictionary has two definitions: 1) a feeling of great pleasure; delight: the enchantment of the mountains; and 2) the state of…
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…