What comes to mind when you think of a Christian? For some people, the picture isn’t a good one, because the sad reality is that many people who live under the label of “Christian” don’t act very much like Jesus at all. Lately I’ve been prompted to pause and consider what true obedience to Jesus … Read More about What Jesus Said
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Having an Amusement Park Faith
Have you ever lost your way in a vast and disorienting place? Our military chaplain recently told of a time when he got separated from his family at an amusement park as a child. He thought his eyes were on his parents and that he was still walking with them, but he didn’t realize he … Read More about Having an Amusement Park Faith
Letting Jesus Calm Your Storm
I was surviving my first winter in the frozen tundra of interior Alaska, but just barely. The negative forty degree temperature and near-constant darkness were survivable with some excellent winter gear, various forms of vitamin D supplements, and some grit. But the icy roads were threatening to be the death of me, literally. The temperatures … Read More about Letting Jesus Calm Your Storm
On building things that last…
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of creating. I just haven’t been able to get over the idea that something, like the album I’m listening to or the handmade mug I am drinking my coffee out of, used not to exist, and now it does. Someone had an idea, they put forth … Read More about On building things that last…
Keep running the race. Keep singing His praise.
I completed another lap the track, and then another. I was getting back on the proverbial horse after the holidays, travel, sickness, and a bit of general laziness had me on an extended vacation from running. I’m not very athletic- even a few laps at a time is a feat- so to keep myself moving, … Read More about Keep running the race. Keep singing His praise.
Hope for the Worn and Weary
“And they were lovely because He loved them.” -The Jesus Storybook Bible Like many kids, each of my children has a special stuffed animal. You know the kind: dingy and worn from being dragged around everywhere for years. At one time, I considered replacing each one with a new, less ragged version. The kids would … Read More about Hope for the Worn and Weary