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When Convenience Crumbles

When Convenience Crumbles

We all like it simple and sweet. We're busy, so we want quick solutions to problems. We're pulled in many directions, so we want guidelines that go in the direction we prefer. We're emotional, so we fall for whatever makes us transiently feel good. And we're often lazy, so we believe answers that...

Stop Long Enough to Ask Why

Stop Long Enough to Ask Why

Many of us have witnessed a happy little hamster, enjoying those laps around the wheel, with no real knowledge of how she got there or why. So blissful and so ignorant! Now by ignorant I don’t mean intentional rejection of information; I simply mean not possessing enough information. She seems to...

Why Jesus Actually Works

Why Jesus Actually Works

Well, I'm proud of my oldest boy for completing his first official job interview today! We practiced last night, he was poised and prepared, and now we wait in optimism. All of us have been there, putting lots of time, thought, and energy into what could be a very consequential and long-lasting...

Let’s Ask Questions About God

Let’s Ask Questions About God

Well, I can't say I'm excited to be entering what I call the "mush" season of the year: the chilly rain and sloppy mud of early spring. But after a very robust winter with plenty of snow and cold, it's time to return to something refreshing! So I'm (hopefully) going to do that here too. It's been...

Who Does Decide How This All Plays Out?

Who Does Decide How This All Plays Out?

In this bleak mid-winter, I heard a sound the other night that I never hear in January. An explosion of fireworks happened to interrupt my evening - and just after I had seen an Instagram post about how proud so many folks still are to sing the national anthem! For the record, I am one of them,...

Feelin’ Lucky?

Feelin’ Lucky?

It's true. As a kid I was always enthralled with the spinning wheel of lotto balls that eventually allowed enough to escape into the heavenly row determining the winning sequence. But I didn’t care about money or the millions simultaneously glued to their TV and ticket. I just liked watching those...

See Evil, Hear Evil, Do Evil?

See Evil, Hear Evil, Do Evil?

Ahhh. I just had the great privilege of spending some time away in the beauty of Minnesota's Boundary Waters (and taking a month off from blogging!). It was so beautifully quiet and visually stunning! In the long, serene hours moseying around nature, I listened to a relaxing audio book. It focused...

Where Death Can Finally Die – In the Best Way!

Where Death Can Finally Die – In the Best Way!

With the recent passage of July 4 - and before that Memorial Day - I have come to appreciate these days of reflection more and more. The longer I live life without being in the service or police force, the more I feel indebted to them (even after a questionable speeding ticket yesterday). And...

When Self Help Just Can’t Help

When Self Help Just Can’t Help

Nowadays, you can't get within a mile of a bookstore without spotting scads of self-help (or "self-care") titles, and this may be the mother of them all! It offers not one, but fifty different methods to help yourself out of whatever problems you have! We all know humans like to help themselves,...

Helpful Hints to Heal Hypocrisy

Helpful Hints to Heal Hypocrisy

Sorry, perhaps a little too much alliteration! Today, I have a confession to make. Maybe this has never happened to you, but I have to admit I caught myself being hypocritical recently. Perhaps we all do things that we say or believe are wrong. If so, we're all on the same playing field. However,...

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