This is my site so I’m not going to pull any punches. Some of the stories I’m going to share in this series on “The Stories We Tell,” won’t be pretty. Many of them will probably hurt more in the writing than in the reading. Some will be funny later but aren’t funny today. Still,…
Grandma and Kale
Telling the right story is important. Have you ever thought about that? I just started writing a new book about the story of the Kingdom and as I was thinking through what would be included in the book, I started thinking about stories we tell ourselves and situations where I, or someone I know, has…
Thinking About “Minor” Characters in the Bible
In the story of Jacob, how much thought have you given to Leah? I realized today that I have never given her much thought. My focus has always been on Rachel, after all, she was the one Jacob loved and worked so hard for. In reality, I considered Leah a rather minor player in the…
Your Unique Way of Loving God is What He Wants
Have you ever felt guilty about how or when you spend time with God? Have you found yourself frustrated because you aren’t a morning person but it seems “everyone else” does their devotional time early in the morning and you just can’t seem to focus then? Have you ever compared your relationship with Him to…
Make a Life, Not Excuses
In the hospital, the ICU bed was one that moved in different places randomly to increase blood flow since I spent most of my time in bed. Every time the bed moved, I thought it was Riley crawling into bed with me. Even with morphine and all the stuff attached, I instinctively reached for her….
God: The Same Forever
Just because God brings something good out of a situation, doesn’t mean He orchestrated it. I hear people talking about things, like what I’m going through now as if God did it to me. But I know this for certain – God does not make people sick or hurt them or put them in the…
Action: Responding to that “Feeling”
I’ve been thinking a lot about compassion, action, and responding to the voice of God. Fear of Being Wrong When I first gave my life to the Lord in 1998, I was extremely responsive to His voice. I trusted that I heard Him, and I did or said what I felt He was leading me…
Moving the Right Mountains
“…if they’re my mountains, I’ll be equipped to face them when the time comes.” Anysia Derora Several months ago, I was talking to God about an obstacle that just wouldn’t seem to move and He asked me this question, “Are you sure it’s in your way?” As usual, His question made me stop and think….