I keep a pretty predictable schedule. I have to. My time and energy are like an eight-serving pie that must somehow serve 16. So I plan out my days in windows. Time to read my Bible and pray. Time to walk. Time to work. Time to shop. Time to cook. Time to clean. Time for family. Occasional time for fun. At (more…)
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The Faith of a Child
I teach Sunday School each week to 4-year-olds. You learn a lot about the Lord from teaching 4-year-olds. For instance, any time you ask a 4-year-old a Bible question, his answer is inevitably and enthusiastically, “Jesus!” We pseudo-theologians, pompous in our mature faith, want to correct the innocent little one by telling him the correct answer, totally missing the fact that (more…)
What Are You Waiting For?
Waiting for a train to go or a bus to come, or a plane to go or the mail to come, or the rain to go or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow or waiting around for a Yes or No or waiting for their hair to grow. Everyone is just waiting. – Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places (more…)
When Life Doesn’t Make Sense
Anyone with a heartbeat can tell you that life doesn’t make sense. Babies die; mean people get rich; nice people get hurt; beauty fades in a most unforgiving way. Life goes along swimmingly for a flicker of a moment before the cycle of pain, confusion and disappoint comes back around all over again. Life is hard, except for perhaps those people (more…)