History is full of corrupt, power hungry, immoral, wicked kings. British historian Lord Acton famously said, “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Our own nation began with rebellion and…
Category: attitude
Christmas list. What does God want this year?
What do you want for Christmas? Every year my children asked me that question, I would answer exactly the same: “I just want my kids to get along.” A peaceful home. Free…
Proper perspective. The hard work of a heavenly point of view.
This past week has been pretty stressful for me. I’ve tried to not let it be, but still–it was. In addition to starting a new job (which is exciting and daunting at…
Finish well.
In my bible reading plan I’m encountering the up and down reigns of all the kings of Israel and Judah. It’s pretty discouraging history. The majority of these kings “did evil in…
Weather report.
I am a big sun-lover. Always have been. Maybe it’s because I grew up in Northern Minnesota where we had summer for approximately 2 weeks each year. But there’s not much I…
Fresh playlist.
I read an incredible book this week. I strongly recommend it. It’s called Soundtracks by Jon Acuff. It’s an easy read and funny and super helpful. In Soundtracks,, Acuff urges us to…
Honey in the rock.
Oh how sweet, how sweet it is, to hear my darling niece Mady sing the song “Honey in the Rock” when she’s on the worship team! Do you think it’s important to…
What we think.
We hear phrases like this every day: We read them in text messages and on our news feed. Hear them in meetings. We discuss them at dinner. We saturate our minds with…
Holiday grrrrr…atitude.
Holidays are tough. I mean they are also potentially fabulous and fun and meaningful. But let’s be mega-honest for a minute. There is so much pressure. There’s the added expenses. There’s the…
Just for dads…
Hi Guys: I realize I don’t usually write just for the fellas but I had a couple of things I wanted to share. First of all, thank you. Thank you for being…