I used to be a better human being. When I was a young single guy and into my early married years, I...
Recently I watched pastor and author Erwin McManus use a banana and a watermelon to demonstrate how integrity works. Peeling the banana and slicing open the watermelon, Pastor McManus explained...
“Before we’re served, shouldn’t we say grace?” asks Peppermint Patty. It’s a good question. ...
A couple weeks ago, J.B. Wood posted about the peer review and performance appraisal process, with a discussion about image and performance. Performance appraisal processes are something of a major industry – peer...
"And the Word became flesh and lived among us . . ." The most depicted scene in art is the crucifixion of...
The boy Samuel ministered before the LORD under Eli. In those days the word of the LORD was rare; there were not many visions. One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak...
Have you ever run away from home? Wanted to? ...
Sometime in late 2005, after a fish pen, camp stove and snowmobile were added to his list, I discovered Kyle MacDonald. Kyle...
These little notes have been showing up a lot around the house lately, courtesy of my seven-year-old Girl Scout. ...
I have observed that there is an underlying narcissism in much of today’s workforce. A certain degree of vanity and self-absorption has corrupted our employment view. We go to work, not to...
Twelve Dead in Shooting at Army Base. ...
L.L. here with Random Acts of Poetry. Writing in the dark. "That's bad for your eyes, LL," somebody's going to say. And I'm not going to argue. Because the kind of in-the-dark writing...
My tongue has no bone. ...
People draw into close community around a common vision or purpose. Start with Moses—certainly he was no orator or slick leader. He was a stuttering, reluctant 4H geek pushed out of early...
Do you ever wonder what the perfect picture of leadership would look like? The Bible makes it clear from the beginning—leadership is really God’s idea. He ordains leaders to accomplish his will...
I was on a community prayer walk recently, and I noticed something funny. Not "ha ha" funny, but the kind of funny that really makes you think. What I noticed was a bunch...
The bite of fall is in the air.
Lucy Mae would never survive in the wild.
L.L. here with Random Acts of Poetry. Stuck on the parkway. That's where I was when I had two reactions. One, annoyance. Because after dropping the kids off, this was supposed to be...
Of all the human senses, perhaps the least valued is smell. Yet smells can evoke powerful scenes and emotions. Think of freshly baked bread, pipe tobacco, a familiar perfume, or freshly mowed...
