A Gift Purchased with Blood
It’s pretty easy to buy presents for people these days. One-click on Amazon or Target or your store of choice and the present is purchased, wrapped, and shipped. But I want you to stop for…
Spiritual Growth
Devotional-style readings to help you grow and develop wisdom as a spouse, parent, friend, leader, and most importantly, as a Jesus-follower.
A New Idea for a New Year
A long time ago, I used to make New Year’s resolutions. They were mostly stupid. “I’m going to eat no more than 2,200 calories a day.” “I’m going to the gym and workout every day.” “I’m…
A Seat at the Table
A framed picture hangs on the wall right next to our kitchen table. The picture is of a long table surrounded by chairs of all different colors, sizes, and styles. In the top right of…
Dealing with Your “Stuff”
Years ago, a young friend of mine was screwing up his marriage so bad, I could hardly watch. If there’s a list of things to do wrong, he checked every box. My friend John is…
The Unhurried Life
If you’ve been tracking new book releases in both the Christian and the secular space, you may have noticed a theme . . . a bevy of titles focusing on distraction and hurry. Our inability…
A Smile on His Face
I find Psalm 139 intriguing. In it, David says things like, “You hem me in behind and before,” and “Where can I flee from your presence?” and “Before a word is on my tongue you,…
The Goodness of God
Back in July, I wrote about my cancer’s comeback. Radiation therapy didn’t stop it. It’s now in other places. Only one treatment option remains, and it’s a Hail Mary pass. Lots of people are praying…
Another Year, Another Christmas
So, what do we do now that Christmas is over? How do we get back from the tornado of food and wrapping paper? Short days of early winter. Slow work schedules and hours of football. What do…
Come to Him
Christmas. It’s the beginning of a new day. A new era. Instead of saying, “Go, perform well by following the law” (which no one could ever do), Jesus arrives and simply says, “Come!” For all of…
Time to Reflect
Years ago, at a Christmas gathering, I was asked a question I’d never been asked before . . . “What do you enjoy about Christmas that no one else knows about?” My answer was weird,…
