A while back, I decided to go on a scriptural journey to discover God like I had never known Him before. I purchased a notebook, and went through the entire New Testament and key books of the Old Testament writing down every verse that revealed something about...
I have tried (all too often unsuccessfully) to give up contempt for Lent. The journey over the last month and a half has revealed just how much contempt I have in my life-sometimes toward the oddest things and situations, ranging from my bank to people who don’t...
For those of you traveling with me through the Gospel of John for Lent, John 13 paints a beautiful picture of Jesus kneeling to wash his disciples’ feet. In those days, NikeFrees and Vibrams and Tevas weren’t on the shelves. The soles of Israeli...
With April 1st right around the corner, you may want to start plotting your practical jokes. Some of you have been setting aside color coordinated file folders for months, prepping for this very day. For others, you may try a practical joke or two if the idea suits...
After weeks of giving up contempt for Lent, I realize just how much more I’ve become aware of the presence of contempt in my life as well as the many ways it expresses or shows itself-sarcasm, biting comments, darker humor. I also find myself catching...
