Nobody likes to be told no. Anyone with a toddler knows this. And if we’re honest, we don’t much like it either. As I consider the spiritual rhythm of fasting this week,…
Category: discipleship
The B-I-B-L-E.
How important is the Bible, really? Isn’t it merely an ancient book of tall tales and fables and an outdated code of conduct? It is routinely asserted in our culture that the…
It’s gonna be okay.
You know that part of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader when all hope seems lost and Lucy magically hears a comforting whisper that she just knows is Aslan? He said, “Courage,…
All things new.
Fresh starts are great. We imagine a better version of ourselves, our families, our lives. We make lofty goals. We want to believe we will be different this year. Thankfully, as we…
In the flesh.
I love all things Christmas——especially the music. I have been humming “I love those J-I-N-G-L-E Bells” all day. But if I’m not careful, I can let my human preference for the fun…
Do something.
Hey ya’ll! Fun fact: our college girls are home! Lizzy mentioned to me how strange it was that after being gone so long and experiencing so many new adventures the thing she…
2020, thanks.
Oh, brother, how to celebrate Thanksgiving? And I don’t mean the great “Invite-Grandma-Or-Not Debate of 2020.” I mean, if I’m honest, I’m much more apt to list my grievances than to count…
Not again.
If you’re like me, you are not thrilled with another round of tightening COVID restrictions and increasing shut downs. I was hoping we’d be over this by now! And if I’m not…
God is sovereign.
Our God is sovereign. Merriam Webster defines sovereign as: “Possessed of supreme power. Unlimited in extent. Enjoying autonomy.” When it comes to the events and consequences of 2020, God is sovereign. He…
Be different.
Lord have mercy this world feels like it’s going insane. All the things that used to make normal life normal have been disrupted. Regular, previously mundane human connections have dramatically changed or…