We all have them–those times when life just gets really really hard. In one of my hardest seasons yet, I can vividly recall how alone and scared I felt. I was desperate to talk with someone who had lived through it and actually survived. I vowed that, if it was within my power, I would […]
Thankful to be thankful
Ever learned another language? Doing so forces you to confront what you thought you knew about your native language. I remember when I was first learning French and always got confused about where to put the adjectives. But it’s not like that in English, I tried to complain. Apparently it is. I just didn’t know […]
In my way: is God saying slow down?
We’ve all been there. You’re in a hurry to get somewhere and the world’s slowest person is in front of you. Maybe it’s the guy who is non-stop flirting with the checkout girl, the little old lady who can’t seem to reach the gas peddle, or the person with “tummy troubles” in the single-stall bathroom. The […]
What can we do better?
Each week, I walk through the lobby of our church to check on things from the guest perspective. During one of those routine checks, I walked past my boss meeting with some contractors regarding our building expansion project and overheard the foreman ask, “What can we do better?” As I made my way back to […]