How would Jesus drive?
Just move. Be still. Just move. Be still. I feel like I’m stuck in city traffic. Life is not very fuel efficient these days. I began this thought yesterday when I saw a late model 4-door idling at the light after our lane of traffic was well on its way. His license plate read “Gewgle.” […]
Halftime inspiration
“We can be a new team in the second half,” the coach said, looking intently at each face in the halftime huddle. “Jesus says so!”
Where was Jesus on Marathon Monday?
So, “where was your Jesus on Monday afternoon?” a critic might ask. And so might I. I mean the Bible records Jesus’ words, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” (16 Bible references just from Google). And “I will be with you to the end of the age.” (4 or so more.) So, where […]
In Mary, God became flesh (actually)
How soon the Christmas carols that were being piped over speakers and intercoms everywhere are silenced. At the gym yesterday, there was no music. Just the sounds of people doing what they do in the weight room, on the track, in the locker room. I noticed the silence. This is odd because, as my kids will tell you, I […]
Writing it up wraps it up
You make the hypothesis, design the experiment to test the hypothesis, do the experiment, make observations, record them, evaluate your results and draw conclusions. Oh yes. Then you write it up. And if you’re DaVinci, father of experimental design, you write it on any scrap of paper handy, forward or backward, left-handed. Well, I am […]
Busy is okay, it’s the “doing for” that does us in
The Advent season is almost upon us and already I am getting tired of people chastising me for my “busyness” in this season of waiting and preparing our hearts. I’ve heard this a million times before. We’re busy this time of year, for crying out loud, we’ve got stuff to do to get ready. I […]
Befriending Time
Imagine something so simple could make all the difference.
Cradled in Community
News travels fast. At 2:24pm on Tuesday afternoon my daughter, who lives in DC, messaged me asking, “Do you know what’s happening on Point Rider Lane?” She had seen a news link, shared on Facebook by a friend from her middle school soccer team who was concerned about the helicopters flying over her house. I […]
Can’t Fake Nice
Last weekend I was at an event – okay, a crazy event. It was unlike anything I have ever done. I’m a little embarrassed to admit it here, being that the title of the blog advertises that I am a Christian, but I was at a Vampire Diaries convention. Okay, I’ve said it. Now I feel better. […]
Wait Up, Can You Hum a few Bars?
So much of life yells, “Move Faster!” at me. Mostly, it is just me who is doing the yelling at me. I’m pretty sure the world is perfectly satisfied to leave me behind. Perhaps it is only my sense of self-importance that makes me want to keep up. Lately, it’s been more of a “Move […]