(1) It doesn’t fit my lifestyle. I like to eat and I’m too busy. (2) It’s worse than boring. It’s uncomfortable. There’s nothing to think about except how awful you feel. (3) It’s necessary. Eating cake and French fries makes you feel lousy. So does wearing tight pants. Plus, if climbing stairs is exhausting, there’s […]
Author: Paul Santhouse
I am a follower of Jesus Christ. I’m also a husband, father, and grandpa. Since I spent four decades working with books, and I believe the local church is where we become the kind of people Jesus would be in our shoes, that's mostly what this blog is about.
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Paul
Seven things I learned from The Giver, by Lois Lowry
1. Choice creates risk. With choice come wrong choices, and wrong choices bring harm. Given the harm, it’s tempting to eliminate choice. But choice brings joy and maturity. Better to equip the chooser to choose than to remove the choice. 2. Pain is something we avoid. Superficial avoidance is easy — simply find something to take your […]
Following Jesus • 43 / Answering the right question
Read This: John 3:1-3 A non-sequitur is a statement that doesn’t logically follow from the previous statement. Nicodemus wouldn’t have come to Jesus if he wasn’t looking for something. He was trying to understand who Jesus was. God must have sent him because he’s doing things only God can do. “Acts of God” were nothing […]
Following Jesus • 42 / Acting on belief
Read This: John 3:1-2 Jesus’ upending of the temple bazaar produced results. Many took note of what He did and believed what He said — including Nicodemus, a national leader. Not just a religious leader, he was a member of the elite group who ruled the nation. Nicodemus didn’t approach Jesus in the temple. He […]
A picture I’ll never forget
On this day last year, after 63 years of marriage, my dad kissed his high school sweetheart goodbye. By the kindness of God, Beck and I were there — it was the final day of our annual visit. The three of us kissed her one last time, gathered her things, and drove home. When we got there, Dad found a […]
