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Henri Nouwen, Dutch Catholic priest, professor, theologian, and writer offered us a beautiful picture of prayer. He said, “The image that best expresses the intimacy we share with God during prayer is the image of God’s breath. We receive a new breath, a new freedom, and a new life. This new life is the divine […]
Summing up: Be agreeable, be sympathetic, be loving, be compassionate, be humble. That goes for all of you, no exceptions. No retaliation. No sharp-tongued sarcasm. Instead, bless—that’s your job, to bless. You’ll be a blessing and also get a blessing. 1 Peter 3:8-9, MSG The Bible may have scriptures that are tricky to understand, but this […]
Even if you’re a prayer person, there are days when you simply run out of steam. You’ve already prayed numerous times, and so far, you can’t see that prayer has made much of a difference. You might even imagine you’ve finally hit on something too hard for God to deal with, or maybe He’s just […]
Ecclesiastes 11:6 offers us some good advice. It says, “Plant your seed in the morning and keep busy all afternoon, for you don’t know if profit will come from one activity or another…or maybe both.” When we imagine those things that profit our lives, I suspect we jump first to our financial portfolio. After all, […]
Psalm 145:14-15 says this: The Lord will keep all his promises; he is loyal to all he has made. The Lord helps those who have been defeated and takes care of those who are in trouble. Now let’s take a closer look at what this says because we just may find that our hope rests […]
Several years ago, I wrote a children’s book called Sticky and Stones. The key idea of the book was to help children understand that harsh and unkind words don’t have to stick to them. They don’t have to carry them around or even accept them. After all, the person who said those words probably didn’t […]
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I read Bible stories and I’m swept back in time, able to imagine the scene, the characters, and appreciate the historical perspective that comes to mind. As many times as I’ve read the Luke 24 account of the two followers of Jesus, taking the seven-mile trek between Jerusalem […]
As human beings, there’s nothing we like better than a resounding definite maybe. After all, we can hope the maybe turns to yes. We can imagine the many ways that our maybe can become a reality. We play with all the “if” and “then” scenarios we can think of. Yes, “maybe” means we are on […]
A genuine smile is the best gift you can give anyone. It’s your signature. It’s the invitation that says I’m listening to you, I’m here for you, and I am happy to be around you. It’s the unspoken connection between two souls, two hearts, or two complete strangers. It’s the thing that can keep you […]
I’m an optimist! I love to think about all the things that are still possible. That’s how I move past yesterday and look forward tomorrow. From everything I can tell, the greatest possibilities occur when we prepare for them, get ready, imagine everything we want. Whether we plan to run a foot race, take a […]
