Theological Curiosity - My son is very interested in the Christian faith. He loves to read his Bible, and he’s recently become entranced with a book series by Marc Olson, his favorite of the series being The World Jesus Knew. He loves...
The Discipline of Delight - About a year ago, I had the privilege of meeting the New York Times bestselling author, Shauna Niequist. She was a retreat leader at a conference I attended, and she spoke to us about the “discipline of...
The Starry Night - My son has a great affinity for Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night.” I’m not sure where it started, but a few years ago he started recreating “The Starry Night” on his own...
Verbs Not Nouns - Oscar Wilde once said that if you know what you want to be, then you inevitably become it, and that is your punishment. But if you never know, then you can be anything. We are not nouns, but verbs. We are not a thing, but...
Tiny, Beautiful Things I just started reading Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things, and it is breaking me wide open. It is an emotional roller coaster of a read, but it is so beautiful. I told Matt, “This book is making me more...
Praying for Deliverance - Years ago, my dear friend Joe Haag, who many of you know, said to our Sunday School class about his wife Jean Ann: “There comes a time when you stop praying for healing, and you start praying for...
Last Friday evening, Matt and I had dinner at a church member’s home. The food was delightful, and the company was even better. Before we began eating our thoughtfully prepared meal, our host opened with a blessing from Kate Bowler’s...