Is there anyone who actually likes to experience trials? Who likes to be disciplined or corrected? I don't know anyone who does...we were wired to avoid pain.
What basketball fan could have missed Linsanity and the explosion of basketball supernova Jeremy Lin? This second-generation Chinese-American blew off he NY...
Being still has never come easily to me, and I know I’m not alone. Whenever I ask friends how they are doing, the answer is inevitably some variation of, “I’m so busy!” Busy...
When I was young, my parents taught me that it is wrong to hate. In fact, I was prohibited from using the word "hate." If I said, "I hate peas" or "I hate...
Hard Work, Good Work: Part 5 ...
“The purpose of art and religion are the same,” Kenyon Adams said. I held my breath and leaned onto the edge of...
Some nights, I can’t sleep. I toss and turn and pray and read and count my sheep. And then, I begin to...
The sun would just be coming through the early morning clouds as I drove through the quiet, on my way to the...
In the middle of primetime, I sink into the couch, feet propped up on the coffee table, legs forming a desk for...
Hard Work, Good Work: Part 3 ...
The first time I was called a popular blogger was when twenty people were subscribed to my blog. A movement with a theological bent had sprouted on my undergraduate campus and I wrote...
The What, How, and Why of Anger: Part 6 ...
Some folks say they want to "work hard, play hard." My husband and I prefer, "Work steady, play steady." Which means we'll keep doing both, as long as we can.
The Jemez Mountains of New Mexico are scented of old pinion, young fir and the sweet, refreshing wetness of the Rio Las...
Jumping out of my lap after a round of loving, my son sped down the hall lightning fast. He didn't expect me...
Growing up in a Protestant family and a secular culture, I thought of Lent as an unfortunate burden for my Roman Catholic...
“Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing.” ...
When I was small, I would run as fast as I could with arms outstretched, letting the wind collect under makeshift wings...
“Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.’” ~Matt. 19:4 ...
The What, How, and Why of Anger: Part 5 ...
