A Link for You to Ponder This Sunday Morning
Loving the title of this speech by Lysa Terkeurst: Cut the But. (Worth an hour of your time.)
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One Simple Step for How to Do Anything
When I was 16 my parents gave me a lamp for my birthday. I pulled it out of the box and then started trying to peel the cover off of the lampshade. My mom said in alarm, What are you doing! I said, Trying to get the cover off the lampshade. She said, That is…
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hope | parenting | perseverance | work ethic
How Long Until We Know It’s Worth It?
There are always two weeks of skeptical waiting. I follow Matt along the edge of the garden where we do a lot of squinting, trying to identify if that is a blade of grass or possibly the first green onion shoot. Just a blade of grass, I say. No sign of spinach, basil or potatoes either. Me, ever…
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For You? White Linen
Every year our high school youth pastor hosts a graduation banquet for all the seniors. It’s a white linen tablecloth and candlelight event, with volunteer waiters from the church. Classy. This year I was asked to help decorate, and it was the first time I had any involvement in the preparation. This usually isn’t my…
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Working toward an Observable Influence
I attended a high school graduation on Saturday and was impressed by something unique. Early in the ceremony the principal stood to address the class of over 300, and she began by saying, Would you please stand if you were involved in music, theater, or any of the arts while you were in high school….
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A Link for You to Ponder This Sunday Morning
This video is weighty, just to give you a heads up, but it so exactly parallels what church is like that I urge you to watch it. When I read that Jesus looks at crowds of people and has compassion for them, I imagine this is what He sees.
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The Smell of Slavery
[WARNING: Long blog post. Grab a cup of coffee.] This is a true story: I spent six hours writing yesterday’s 164-word blog post. SIX HOURS. All morning I labored with the words, and by lunchtime I was frustrated and trying to decide whether to burst into tears or get on the treadmill. I chose the…
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The Ridiculous Thing to Admit Right Before Your Great Success
This is what the king has: Almost 600,000 brave fighting men equipped with shields, spears, and bows. (See 2 Chronicles 14:8-15 NIV for the whole story.) This is what he prays: Lord, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us. We rely on you. In your name we have…
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When Functional Should Win Over Pretty
I am the woman who put Corelle Ware dishes on her bridal registry. Because I’m all about functional over beautiful. (This from a girl whose dad drilled holes and hung an old hand-operated wringer from the front of our house, so he could dry off his chamois after washing the car.) So there’s this cross…
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Does Your Prayer Feel Weak?
My daughter’s college roommate made friends with some students from China, and one night they all went out to a Chinese restaurant together. Jayme and her roommate were given one menu. The Chinese students were given another menu, written in Chinese. The girls asked these students why they were given a different menu. Come to…
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Choosing to Remember
This is a picture of my dad, with a rubbing of his name I took from a site honoring those who served in the military from my hometown. My dad was in Vietnam when I was born, and I just enjoyed talking to him on the phone yesterday. My close friend’s dad served in Vietnam, but she never got…
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A Link for You to Ponder on This Sunday Morning
Read this and consider that God is that kind of teacher.
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