The Impossible Become Easy

The Impossible Become Easy

Few words of Scripture cause more heart-stirring than the final ones in Matthew’s Gospel when Jesus tells his disciples to ‘go and make disciples of all the nations.’ And he gives this order based not on the sinless perfection or spiritual maturity of his disciples...
Our strange new world

Our strange new world

In much of today’s society, a ‘thumbs up,’ a ‘check mark,’ or a ‘heart’ emoji, stands in as a ‘like,’ denoting a follower/friend. Based on this as a measure, there are people with thousands upon thousands of ‘friends.’ Granted, they’ve not met the vast majority, and...
If I’ve told you once . . .

If I’ve told you once . . .

Do you ever hear yourself saying something unscripted, unrehearsed, that surprises you? I mean, not in an open-mouth-insert-foot kind of way, and not in a bring-all-conversation-to-an-awkward-halt kind of way? I’m thinking of something that is more than just...
What’s the due date?

What’s the due date?

One thing we all have in common is that we purchase insurance: home, car, health, travel, etc. Other than the premiums we need to keep current, these all represent slightly annoying outlays of cash; that is, until there’s a flood in the house, a car accident, a sudden...
An update from France

An update from France

We were up and about before the birds Monday morning preparing for a 6:30 AM taxi ride to the airport. As we were plenty ahead of schedule, there was time for a leisurely coffee and croissant before boarding our 9:15 AM flight to Lyon, France. We deplaned outside in...