Today's stories focus on families that are experiencing this season of extended contrition and contemplation that reminds us who God is. Last week, Ed Cyzewski reminded us that Lent brings “an opportunity to...
You may have large calling to a wider world, but we ALL have a local calling to the small world in which...
Part two in a series. Click here to read part one. ...
I’ve done my fair share of porch sitting. In fact, I like to think myself a bit of an expert. And reading? I love me a good book. Now, if you combine these...
You’ve decided that bi-vocational ministry makes sense for you. But not all second jobs are created equal. Every person and situation is...
"Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord...
For most of us, the idea of justice seems like something from a comic book. Superheroes in colored tights battling power hungry...
So I was sitting there with the Quakers, kind of contemplating my life, kind of wondering what the future will bring. Time was ticking by slowly. I counted the boards on the wall...
Being a city on a hill for other businesses to see the way God would want us to do business sounds like...
“Your house smells weird!” He dramatically shook his head and crinkled his nose. ...
To this day, neither of us can remember how it began. Did I comment on her blog first, or did she comment...
Four stories of second chances. And each time, something changed, something was learned, and something was realized.
It is very popular in our day to ask this question: "Do you believe in ...
I hate it when people make assumptions about me. ...
I asked a classroom of women a question a few weeks ago and my words hung in the silent air. I knew...
Is it okay to start off this post by telling you how excited I am? Let me explain... ...
The story is told by Thomas Lane Butts about a television circus show that highlighted a Bengal tiger act. Like the rest of the show, it was done "live" before a large audience. ...
I love pickles–ALL sorts of pickles. Pickle spears to accompany sandwiches, dill slices on hamburgers, little gherkins for snacking, and giant pickles...
At five, my son is quickly learning the ways of the world when it comes to dealing with others. It’s a necessary skill. Maybe the most necessary. ...
My oldest daughter turned 20 this week. If parenting were military service, I could retire with full benefits right now. But as you know, there isn't retirement from parenting. Your role gets...
