Oct
24
2023
Sometimes we think we are God. We act like we alone know what He wants and others need to listen to us.
What we find in the cruelest of crimes is not a feeling of unworthiness but a feeling of...
Oct
23
2023
Sometimes I wrestle with what to pray for others. I have learned that praying for something specific may not be what God wants. Instead, I study scripture. How does Paul pray? One beautiful prayer is in Ephesians. Our...
Oct
20
2023
My daughter is in her Freshman year at Pepperdine. This past week a group of senior girls were walking in a busy part of the pacific coast highway just four miles from Pepperdine when a young man lost control...
Oct
19
2023
My dad loved spontaneity, but he also loved ceremony. He believed events required the joy of planning, the importance of tangible ways to talk about the event, and the remembrance of an event. He also liked to have...
Oct
18
2023
I have made my house a memory palace which is a device to help me remember things.
Near my sink is one of my favorite verses, “Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have...
Oct
17
2023
I love this quote, “There are people who go on infinitely preparing for life and not living it.” I can be like this. Most of my work life and daily living revolves around preparing for an event. Because of...
Oct
16
2023
In our office there is a photo of my friend’s son who died recently in an accident. He is smiling and as I walk by, it looks like he is smiling at me. Every time I see the photo...
Oct
12
2023
I was talking to a woman about our family’s mealtime conversation and daily spotlighting. She looked skeptical. “What if you had a sullen child who didn’t want to respond?” she asked.
I was surprised for a minute. I pictured our...
Oct
11
2023
With war stories and upsetting news, I believe the most powerful decision is to praise and pray. When we as followers of Christ become afraid, when we take our eyes off Jesus, we give fear power. We give ...
Oct
10
2023
Dad understood leverage which can be a tough concept to grasp. In my opinion, Dad understood leverage so well on the basketball court which helped him understand the value of leverage in the home. In basketball, leverage is crucial...
