How does God get things done in the world? When it comes to forming a chosen people, you might think He would start with a well-developed and impressive culture—say the Egyptians or the...
Vincent Van Gogh, one of the most brilliant impressionist painters, spent much of his life in pain. He must have died believing he had accomplished nothing because he failed to become well known...
Yesterday I was up at Blaine, on the border between Washington and British Columbia, cleaning up my boat in its dock after...
Jesus promises, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you” (John 14:27) and our minds conjure a stress-free, carefree existence. I can understand why: life without disruptions sounds attractive.
Every athlete bears three marks. ...
I’ll admit that I’m an introvert. Not so painfully that I can’t hold up my end of a dinner conversation; I’m just someone who draws strength from solitude and quiet. ...
A 5’10” man stood onstage next to a 24-inch empty glass cube. ...
I lost my daughter in Barnes & Noble. ...
Some men came bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four of them. Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above...
The most exhilarating, enlightening trip I’ve ever taken lasted less than ten minutes start to finish. I wasn’t carrying my driver’s license, my passport, or my keys. My traveling companion was a... ...
A schoolboy reporter named Charles Schnee once saw the great stage producer, Max Reinhardt, conduct a rehearsal. Instructing an actor, Reinhardt said: "Always act the part—and you can become...
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. ...
Life is hard. I concede the point. But life is funny too, and that is not an accident. ...
The British comedy team Flanders and Swan sing a wonderful song about a sloth who imagines all he could be if he were a different creature. He could “win a war then write...
Just last night, I saw a roadside billboard advertising a local bank. It said: “Have a little fun(d) today!” Well, okay, the bankers want you to invest with them. But the slogan set...
[Elijah] went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O...
I stood beside the opened trunk of my car and began to remove my jewelry, as instructed. Rings, earrings, watch, bracelets dropped...
When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?" ...
Tis a gift to be simple, tis a gift to be free ...
When my son called home to tell us he’d fallen into a cold blue funk that could only be called "depression," we weren’t totally surprised; we were, however, saddened and afraid. ...
