The latest from my blog

This morning, at exactly 6:30 a.m., I awoke very suddenly out of an incredibly vivid and painful dream, in which 2 very dear friends of mine had both passed away. In the first part of my dream, a friend of mine whose health has given her more grief than anyone I know,...

I picked this picture because Smiles and I were arguing when I took it.  I love this picture, because we love each other on the other side of this moment. Many of you that know us would suppose that we never argue.  There is some truth to that.  We rarely argue.  By...

There are times in life where I do things in my own strength and exhaust myself and harm others.  And there are other times where God simply does things through me, and I know it because I am full of blissful contentment, having spent myself fully, but in the strength...

Ever since an old friend died a few weeks ago, I've been praying about writing down my life story.  He was someone I had known and traveled with at the end of my wayward years, when the baggage of life was so crushing I felt like a zombie, still walking but completely...

When my kids were young I came to realize that it was better to be wrong sometimes and just ask for forgiveness than to do it all perfectly.  I am revisiting that revelation. The other day, 4 out of the 5 of us came home from a weekend long trip.  I was vending a...

I was sick for a few days recently, so I took the opportunity to read a novel.  I don't usually read novels, for 2 reasons mainly.  For one reason, with a household and small business to manage I don't have an awful lot of time to read and I don't want to waste what...

I have been wanting to write an appeal to parents everywhere to discipline their kids.  I've been praying for the inspiration to write it and feeling like I had writer's block... until now.  And, honestly, it wasn't because I suddenly was inspired with literary...

Sometimes one must preach a sermon to his or herself.  This is my day to do so. Rather than preaching a new sermon, I think I will resurrect an old one that I wrote and added to about 9 (and 4) years ago.  I hope this encourages you like it has encouraged me to...

The question was posed to me yesterday as to how we can know that Jesus isn't just another religion, and His followers are not just looking for another way to feel secure about their eternity.  A good, valid and commonly asked question. I answered with my usual answer...

I feel slightly shame-faced posting this because I don't want it to seem like I'm only, always bragging about my kids and give you guys the impression that I believe that it's because Smiles and I are awesome or something.  Because I'd really have to puncture that...

Can you see it?  Can you see it in the faces of the broken, destitute, the scarred, the one's with needles dangling and short skirts walking on street corners?  Can you see the glory?  The Imago Dei? Can you hear it in the voice of the one no one else wants to listen...

I don't pretend to know everything about depression.  I would tick a lot of folks off and be incredibly insensitive if I pretended to.  I've never taken drugs for it.  I've hardly struggled with it for the past decade.  And my experiences with it have all been deeply...