[…] unfulfilled longings? Take matters into your own hands!” His message is the same to us today. He convinces us that we shouldn't have unfulfilled longings. And our world chimes in, suggesting all sorts of remedies. Do you want something you can't afford? Put it on a credit card. Are you longing for affirmation and […]
Did I ever tell you about the time I bought a homeless man lunch at McDonald’s? His name was Robert. And he cried when I called him “Sir.” That was over ten years ago, and to this very day, I wonder how Robert is doing. I’ve lived in both Los Angeles and New York […]
[…] it strange that we need to be reminded to be grateful- we who live in the most privileged of circumstances? Most of us are wealthy by the world's standards. Do you make $35,000 a year? Then you are in the top 4 percent of wealth in the world. Fifty thousand? Top 1 percent. In […]
[…] bit more slowly but who is still there, patiently running the next mile and the next and the next, all those years later. I think it's great news that this race isn't only for sprinters! There is an honored place for plodders- for those who are steady at the wheel when the race is […]
[…] as a beloved son of God. Our Lord intentionally stopped and entered this man’s story, because He knew it was not finished yet. In opposition to the world’s view of this man, Jesus saw a person not condemned to suffer. This man was chosen for that moment “so that the works of God might […]
If quarantine has taught me anything, it’s that there’s no escape. The quick and temporary cure to suffering that the world had so generously offered me in the past (yes, I am talking to you, TJ Maxx) is no longer an option. I have had to learn how to sit in the undesirable a […]
[…] society. Can it be done? I declare that it must be done! So where do we start? One of the more productive internet conversations concerning a post-Roe world has revolved around how the government can better support families. Some are calling for legislation requiring fathers to become financially responsible for their children during the […]
[…] one that has been niggling at my heart for some time. And ladies, most of us are in this boat. Most of us are wealthy by the world's standards. Do you make $35,000 a year? Then you are in the top 4 percent of wealth in the world. $50,000? Top 1 percent. In the […]
[…] be a distortion of power that would lead Jesus to His death. Yet, His call to dual citizenship—obedience to earthly and heavenly authority—still stands. So, in a world that hates submission to authority, where people misuse their dominion more often than not, how do we answer this call? First, we answer this call by […]
[…] bit more slowly but who is still there, patiently running the next mile and the next and the next, all those years later. I think it's great news that this race isn't only for sprinters! There is an honored place for plodders- for those who are steady at the wheel when the race is […]
