Loving God, Loving Others, Helping Others Do The Same
The bucket of popcorn is already halfway empty, the buttery hands leaving a trail up your shirt that will remain unnoticed until standing to leave after the feature film is finished. But there is a pause, a silencing in the theater as the lights dim, and the screen flashes up some something that is meant …
As soon as I heard the opening lyrics, I wept. I had been spending some intense, soul searching hours with some good friends who knew me well. They were helping me become more self-aware, of my heart, my life, and my God. They gave me some space to process what we had been working through, …
It was dark. It was late. I was far from home. But I wasn't alone. We were driving from the apartment where we had been meeting, and what we had just experienced was a stark contrast to our present surroundings as we made our way through dim alleys and unlit parking lots. We were two …
“Historical Marker Ahead”. It is not uncommon to be driving along a road in Texas and see a sign like that. It means you are coming up on a site where something happened of significance that somebody determined was of importance to not be forgotten. A metal marker often stands at the place of a …
I was sharing a meal with a friend the other night, and he told me how when he was a teenager, he and a friend of his started asking God to make them useful for everyday opportunities. He shared that they both worked on engines, and that their "go-to" tool was either a 1/2 inch …
I was with a church in British Columbia recently, and looking down the row during a time of prayer, I saw a pair of aged hands stretched out in a receiving posture. The image struck me because I had been dwelling for a few days on the verse from Colossians 4:2, where Paul writes "Continue …
"Ain't nobody got time for that!" was one of the thoughts going through my mind. Spraining my ankle was not in my plan the other night. Instead, I was hoping to work off some calories playing racquetball with my son and maybe slip in a quick set on some weights. One point into the first …
I so often wrap the Christmas story up into a neat little package, but it can be seen as an abundance of interruptions, bringing all it's participants to a glorious finale. Mary's life was interrupted by an angel's announcement. Her reputation of purity was interrupted by a pregnancy out of wed-lock. An engaged couple's trust and …
"Es tut mir leid ich nicht Deutsch sprechen. Aber ich möchte Sie zu wissen, dass mein Herz für dich bricht , dass Ihr Vater hat Sie verletzt wie er hat. Meine Tochter ist 19 Jahre alt , und ich kann nicht vorstellen, dass sie jemals in einem schlechten Weg behandelt werden. Ich möchte Sie wissen …
I was shopping at H-E-B the other day, and the girl at the counter had a tattoo on the inside of her arm. I love asking people about their tattoos and what they mean, so when she showed it to me, it was a simple, beautiful but powerful heart with an anchor on one end …
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