My son Bryce and I joined my parents for a family vacation in the Boston, Massachusetts area recently. We were able to visit some famous landmarks and walk most of the Freedom Trail. However, Bryce’s favorite part of the vacation had nothing to do with sightseeing. Bryce’s favorite part of the vacation was pushing the …
Category Archives: Christian Living
A Costly Drink
I have a confession to make. Sometimes, when my ashtray runs out of spare change for Sonic, I drive through Chic-fil-a and order a large water. Why? Because it’s FREE! I’m not talking about a rinky-dink little plastic kid’s cup either. This is a large styrofoam cup full of thirst-quenching ice water for absolutely no …
Grace Alone for Living Alone
I face it every night. After tucking my son in bed, I close the door and walk back into my living room. There it is, my faithful companion: being alone. I didn’t choose the single life. Yet God chose it for me (at least for this season). I was happily married with a newborn when …
Beautifully Bruised
I give myself shots of insulin in my stomach for diabetes. Occasionally, one of my shots will leave a bruise. Once, I was enjoying some time at a swimming pool, when someone asked me if I had been in a fight. They had seen my bruise and assumed that I had incurred a punch to …
What Was Mom’s Favorite Color?
You would think I would know the answer. Yet, as my son waited on my reply, my mind was blank. How is it possible that I could forget Jill’s favorite color? I’m sure at one time I knew. What does that say about me? I painfully had to admit to my son that I couldn’t …
Salt, Pepper, Faith & Repentance
During one of my high school classes, we studied etiquette. My teacher always repeated the phrase “don’t divorce the salt and pepper.” Apparently, when someone asks for the salt, you are supposed to pass the pepper too. To do otherwise is considered rude (who knew?). It reminds me of what happens simultaneously at conversion: repentance …
Your Life Is About To Change
It seemed like I was living “the dream” for three months. From January through April of 2006, I was constantly hungry. I ate everything in sight –pizza, steak, ice cream, candy bars- you name it. Every night, I would wake up 5-6 times and raid the refrigerator. On one occasion I ate an entire chocolate …
Nothing to Whine About
I make a distinction between whining and crying. Crying is usually legitimate whereas whining is never legitimate. I can be sympathetic to crying, but not to whining. My son knows that I have a “no whining” policy. I simply won’t tolerate it –no matter what the cause of the whining. He also knows that when …
Hot Camping
A few nights ago, I took Bryce camping –in our back yard! He had been asking for a long time, so I finally set up the tent and roasted hotdogs. We had a great time sitting on the back porch laughing together. The only problem is that the weather didn’t cool off as much as …
5 Things Your Pastor Would Love To Hear From You
Pastors are people. They are susceptible to the same emotional challenges everyone else faces. From time to time, they question their abilities, skills, direction and effectiveness. But unlike every other member of the church, most pastors do not have a pastor to counsel them through such challenging times. Life in the pulpit can be very …
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