But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. Remember then from what you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. – Revelation 2:4 & 5a, NRSV One night, seventeen years ago, I sat on my college dorm roomRead the Rest…
“Hear my prayer, O Lord; listen to my cry for mercy. In the day of my trouble I will call to you, for you will answer me. ” Psalm 86:6-7 (NIV) I prayed myself out of bed. I’d existed on prayer for the past two years. A broken foot onlyRead the Rest…
Do you think God is unfair? That He is just a big rule-making, fun-destroying entity that wants to heap guilt on your happiness? Many do. Just the other day I talked with someone who felt that God was the big bully in the sky bossing people around. I don’t seeRead the Rest…
On July 4th, I ran my community’s 5 mile Park to Park race. I am not particularly fast and though I wasn’t at the end, I found myself in a no man’s land between those so much faster than I was and those slower. I had never run this raceRead the Rest…
Loose ends drive me bonkers. Anyone at work can tell you, I’m constantly running around tying up the loose ends. If my loose ends are securely anchored, I’ll worry about yours. But the loose ends I can least tolerate are the relational ones. If I don’t get relational closure, IRead the Rest…
