“If the salt loses its saltiness, it’s good for nothing.” The policy was given to me on...
Remembering the life, work, and ministry of Howard E. Butt, Jr., who died Saturday, September 11, 2016.
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My daughter Shelby turns 17 this month. We have been through some hard times with her over the last few years. Shelby has read this and is fine with me telling you about...
Between now and November 4, it's inevitable that you'll discuss politics with colleagues and friends. Whether you want to or not, and...
Last week Rowan went for his pre-kindergarten check-up at the pediatrician. After he undressed and snapped himself into the soft, tiger-paw-print gown and been weighed and measured, the nurse...
Simplicity is not a new concept. Henry David Thoreau dreamed of keeping his accounts on his thumbnail. For centuries people have known that simple solutions are often the best solutions. What about...
I’ve never been a math guy. Numbers scare me in the same way zombies do; both seem so foreign and lack even...
The life and ethic portrayed in the gospels for followers of Jesus has always been counter-cultural. It always will be counter-cultural. And...
I have always thought that parenting is an art form. There are no hard and fast rules. Something that is true in one situation might not be true in another. A reaction that...
I am currently an administrative assistant in the head office of a large nonprofit. I was hired to assist with marketing and communications and spend most days waiting for tasks, answering the...
Almost every parent can tell stories about the things they have learned from their children. Sure, kids are messy and loud and try our patience. But children also clearly have the gift of innocent...
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Just a little over a week ago, I was surprised with a getaway birthday weekend to Houston. It was a weekend filled...
My daughter’s letter to Santa. A little fuzzy, I know, but appropriate since I’m feeling a little fuzzy at the moment myself. The fairy charms and jewels and the Guess Who? game are...
Four stories of second chances. And each time, something changed, something was learned, and something was realized.
Blake Coffee - The Church Whisperer - tells us a difficult story from a church he worked with. A member had done something terrible, and the question was, "what does it mean to...
One afternoon, just after I turned 30, I decided it was time to finally read the Bible--the whole Bible--cover-to-cover, Genesis straight through Revelation, no matter how long it took. Excited and...
One morning I spied my son sitting on one of the kitchen chairs, his toes easily touching the floor. I stopped and stared. Something about his posture and those long, lean legs …...
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