Praying is not complicated. It’s talking to God. Since everyone is created in God’s image, we all have permission to speak with Him. Our challenge isn’t permission, it’s understanding our relationship to Him, and what His interests are. Here are several biblical examples of prayer that God engaged with. They don’t comprise the sum of […]
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Seeking the Kingdom
Seeking the Kingdom is like moving to a new area. It’s acclimating to a new culture, learning to appreciate a new type of beauty, discovering new routes, understanding new rhythms for where, when, and how to shop, adapting to new flavors of etiquette, and planting beauty where weeds long held sway. Kingdom seekers see the […]
Seven things I learned about wishing for a do-over.
A Wrinkle in Time once came up in a meeting. Someone asked, “What would your future self tell you to say if you came back to this meeting?” We’ve all wished for a do-over. To have shared our hunch that turned out to be right, or not shared a comment based on what we felt […]
The hurricane house.
Two years ago, a passing hurricane dropped a tree onto the roof of a nearby house. Not just a few low-hanging branches, but an entire tree, resting perpendicular to the ridgeline from the backyard to the front. It was a tragedy, and the neighborhood grieved for the homeowners. Thankfully, it didn’t remain a tragedy. Once […]
The cost of investments.
To exercise or not to exercise is a question of costs. There are always more reasons not to than to endure the sacrifice and get it done. Yet, the point of exercise is to avoid future sacrifices. It’s never about the weather, schedule, or lack of a decent trail system. It’s about the future. Exercising […]
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