Little Insignificant Me

I come to you today, friends, with a very simple message: Enough with your excuses for failing to serve God. 

We’re not good enough. We’re not smart enough. We’re not educated enough. We’re not talented enough. We’re not old enough. We’re not young enough. We’re not rich enough. We’re not healthy enough. We’re not strong enough. We’re not free enough. We’re not (more…)

Live As If You’re Dying

The other day I was able to connect with a friend who just finished chemo treatments, only to find out her cancer has a high probability of returning. 

“I keep thinking about it, and I have to make myself stop,” she said. “I wonder, should I start videotaping Bible stories to share with my grandchildren? What do I do?” Hers is (more…)

What Not to Swear

The heavenly hosts look at the subject and shake their heads. “Okay, let’s go in,” one says to the other.
In a flash, they’re standing before a startled woman who stumbles back in shock. “Do I know you?” she asks.
“I’m Cleo,” one offers.
“And I’m Stephania,” chirps the other.
“And we’re the heavenly hosts of ‘What Not to Swear!’”
“But I don’t understand,” the woman (more…)

 

“I don’t have any parents.”
The words sounded cold and hard, like metal against bare skin on a winter day. I recognized the voice as my own, though it felt distant and strange.
I had responded to a simple question – “What about your parents?” – in the course of a conversation about my mother-in-law’s health. My answer was reflexive, like a sneeze (more…)