I remember sitting in a class listening to people answer the question, “What is God’s mission in the world?” To be honest, I was really disappointed by the answers. They were almost all kind of individualistic in nature. Many of them were violent and kind of “end-times” oriented … the idea that all God cared […]

I went out to lunch with my parents yesterday, which is always a treat. My parents are almost 80 years old. My dad still works full-time as the senior partner in his law firm. My mom works for my dad most afternoons. They go out to lunch together almost every day. Occasionally, I get invited […]

"Be who God created you to be and you will set the world on fire." (Catherine of Siena - 1347-1380)

One of the main reasons that many of us refuse to get involved with hurting people is that we believe we need to fix them. And we know we can’t. A friend whose child has cancer… A friend whose spouse walks out… A stranger in need… We know we do not have an easy answer. […]

“Be still, and know that I am God …” How rarely we do that; just be still. Just let God be God. It is so hard. Because if he is God, then I am definitely not. And sometimes that is just tough to face. So, we run and run and run, hoping somehow to prove […]

James writes, “We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.” (James 3:2) Jesus says, “… for the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” (Luke 6:45) I have been pondering these passages of Scripture in light […]