Love/Worship Songs

Think with me for a moment… Love songs tell of the glory of the loved and the response of the lover. They highlight the value of the person being loved and the commitment and actions of the one who’s offering their love in return. In a way, then, “worship songs” are like love songs to […]

Eight Weeks

His heart is beating…but he cannot breathe on his own. Only his life support tube keeps him functioning.

His heart is beating, but he can do nothing but lie there, draining the resources of his caregiver.

His heart is beating, but he is causing great stress to his family, for whom it would be so much easier to pull the plug…

Like a Person

As a customer, do you ever feel “processed”? I avoid long lines at Starbucks (and other places) because I don’t want to be processed as part of a batch. I want to be treated like a person. Here’s a question I’m forced to ask myself, though. What about when the tables are turned? Do others […]

Beating Autism: a story of hope

A few days ago I got an e-mail from a friend who relayed a story that both lightened my heart and brought me close to tears. It’s the story of one of his co-workers and the desperate struggle of a man and a woman trying to rescue their only child from the effects of a misunderstood difficult condition: autism. Below is their story of victory. May it be a blessing to you.

Bridges and Surf Boards

Sometimes I wonder, “what does ‘standing on God’s Word’ even MEAN?” The older I get and the more I study both Scripture and life, the more I’m discovering that the life and faith that Jesus invites us to are much more “fluid” than I grew up believing them to be. I’m discovering that “standing on […]

Pancakes and Fruit

“No one should eat pancakes alone.” This was the thought in my mind as I pondered ways to get to know my neighbors.  After all, the Apostle Paul says in Acts 17:26-27, “From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for […]

Bangladesh

It has a population larger than Russia, crammed into a territory smaller than Florida, and I knew nothing about it.

Work the Gift

When I was a boy, my dad had me mow the lawn each week. But…

Great and Noble

The gray dawn of a momentous day loomed on the horizon as thousands of soldiers prepared themselves for war. On June 6, 1944, United States Commander-in-Chief Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered these words of challenge and encouragement to the men and women of the U.S. Armed Services and the Allied Expeditionary Forces as they steeled themselves […]

On Reading

Do not so quickly rush by what you read that it has no opportunity to take hold of your heart and take root in your mind. Be still for a moment. Breathe. Write. Think. Pray. Be aware of the words you’ve just read, and let them have their way in you, for it is often […]

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