February 13
I was delighted to watch my son, Matthew, build a tower with his 3 ½-year-old son, Oliver. Just as Matt was about to place a block, out of nowhere, a tiny hand swiped, and the entire building...
Category: Devotionals
February 12
During our engagement, my then fiancé and I attended Willow Creek’s pre-marital classes. One evening, the guest speakers were a couple who had been married for over forty years. Their message was...
February 11
Today, we reflect on one of Jesus’ most quoted and most misunderstood sayings, “Do not cast your pearls before swine” (Matthew 7:6). Jesus was not being cruel or dismissive. He was teaching...
February 10
The last time I bought a suit, a manager-in-training assisted me. He was helpful, but I’m pretty sure he was colorblind. I wanted something stylish in dark gray. “It’s mainly for weddings and...
February 9
I started growing up in the 60s, and I’m still growing up today—in Jesus, that is. In every classroom I was in as a kid, the Golden Rule, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,”...
February 6
My hand hit the ground first to break my fall on the stony patch beyond the grass. I felt blood on the football after I picked it up to pass it. Cut by a shard of a broken bottle, I neglected to go to...
February 5
My hand hit the ground first to break my fall on the stony patch beyond the grass. I felt blood on the football after I picked it up to pass it. Cut by a shard of a broken bottle, I neglected to go to...
February 4
“Be perfect.” That’s a tall order. It’s impossible, really. No amount of effort can make you or me perfect. But many of us live each day driving, striving, sometimes conniving, to achieve the...
February 3
I have long been fascinated by words that are used in popular culture, like when my son-in-law first used the word “boom” to express joy. I had never heard it before, but today I just want to say,...