Parenting is a balancing act, is it not? And it's a hard balancing act. It's not like walking a wire where you have to keep from falling to the right or to the...
There is a certain art to handling conflict. One part of that art is to be sure that you are dealing with truth and not taking your anger out on someone who doesn't...
Mother's Day is coming up. ...
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...
I remember introducing someone to the wide-open world of Google. It was a few years ago, about the time “Google” the proper...
I grew up in a family entrenched in ministry. I saw shepherding and serving as difficult and thankless. My parents often burned-out...
Al Hsu writes about life, Christianity, suburbia, and living Christianly in the suburbs.
To this day, neither of us can remember how it began. Did I comment on her blog first, or did she comment...
She sits quietly in my office, hands folded nervously, tears streaming silently down her face. Her visit to meet me, a patient...
It’s a recurring theme over the past few years and telling the specific stories never gets any easier. No matter how many times I try I can’t seem to write about them eloquently...
Often, life lesson's come from the smallest teachers. Over at Beyond Just Moms, HCB newcomer Pam shares one of her child-inspired lessons with readers. Check it out: ...
When I was about six, I wanted to be a garbage man. I waited for their truck on garbage day, jumping up and down and waving. I thought it would be wonderful to...
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...
I’ve never been a math guy. Numbers scare me in the same way zombies do; both seem so foreign and lack even...
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...
The life and ethic portrayed in the gospels for followers of Jesus has always been counter-cultural. It always will be counter-cultural. And...
Back in 2003 I was going through a time of great uncertainty and doubt. I have always struggled with belief in God. As a pastor, that bothered me for obvious reasons. It bothered...
Can a company in today’s cutthroat world actually run on biblical principles – and prosper? Can an organization be guided by faith...
In high school, pursuing God meant raising my hands in praise, saying the right things, and never questioning. It meant choosing to pursue, even when saying those right things didn’t lead to...
