Life’s too short
C.S. Lewis, in his address "Learning in War-Time" outlines several rivals to our work--things that make it hard to be productive, especially when there is…
Objections?
I'm currently reading Dane Ortlund's, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers. I love it. It's not terribly long--written in a…
Not there yet
"Are--are--are you," panted Shasta. "Are you King Lune of Archenland?"The old man shook his head. "No," he replied in a quiet voice, "I am the…
Through the noise
If you want beautiful music to fill your home--you have to be willing to put up with noisy practice. My oldest children are reaching a…
Anticlimax
anticlimax noun a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events Saturday nights are special at our house. We upgrade the meal, pull out the table cloth and…
Curiosity
"Remember, class, curiosity is always favorable to convenience." Clark clicked his pen and wrote: Curiosity is always favorable to convenience, on his clipboard under the…
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…
Time for a nap?
There's a story in Luke 8 about a napping Jesus. With his disciples, he decides to cross the Sea of Galilee (which is more like…
Providences
My thirteen year old and I needed to get COVID tests. We had to drive 30 minutes to a place we'd never been. The GPS…
Failure and effort
I'm a perfectionist. That means I have an irrational fear of failure. Engage if you're relatively confident you can win--or, at the very least, not…