Light “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” (Romans 12:1, NIV) So a few years ago, I was invited to some friend’s house for a weekend of writing. It’s a beautiful house in an even more beautiful surrounding, perched on a cliff overlooking...
I hate ‘em. Never have liked them. A detour is a setback. A detour means that something unplanned is impeding my progress, and I’m gonna have to go around it. Detours take longer. Detours often mean backtracking. (Which I also hate.) I’m pretty much a point A to point...
“If you want to change the world, you’ve got to think smaller.” Yes, I know that’s terribly counter-intuitive, even counter-cultural. Our world says think bigger and better. Even the Church gets caught up in this thinking. Chicago architect, Daniel Burnham, has been...
“Every summit I’ve ever reached began with a single, forward step.” I LOVE this time of year. I’m wired for change, and what better time to make a change than at the beginning of a new year. Even better, a new decade! Every year at this time, I’m...
Okay, we’ve all had those conversations. You know the ones. We need to talk about something important with our spouse – a concern, a frustration, or some other issue – and it ends up going south. We both end up angry, we feel unheard and unloved, and the...
Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, and also some women…These women were helping to support them out of their own means.” Luke 8:1-3 What is a Gospel Patron? A Gospel Patron...
