All Is Forgiven
Jesus says, “Forgive one another as I have forgiven you.” Ernest Hemingway wrote a short story called “The Capital...
All Is Forgiven
Wisdom Podcasts
Do Not Embitter Your Children
Do Not Embitter Your Children
“Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will be discouraged.” Colossians 3:21 Many years ago, I had a...
Does God Still Speak To Us Today? by Bill Hybels
Does God Still Speak To Us Today? by Bill Hybels
Bill Hybels recalls a life changing moment for him when he was a second grader. His teacher, Miss Van Soelen was reading a Bible story from 1 Samuel 3:1-10 to the class. This is the story where the Lord keeps calling Samuel. After three times, Samuel realizes it is the Lord and says: “Speak Lord, for your servant is listening.”
After the reading, Bill approached his teacher and being amazed that God would speak to a boy, Samuel; he asked her, “Does God still speak to little boys today?” “Absolutely, God still speaks” she answered. She reached into her desk drawer and gave him a piece of paper.
An Elephant, A Chain & Freedom
An Elephant, A Chain & Freedom
Can a bicycle chain hold an elephant in place? Yes it can!
Josh McDowell tells a story about a chained elephant which reminds us of some adults who are chained to their horrific past of physical, emotional or sexual abuse. Josh writes:
“We’re like a circus elephant tied down by a bicycle chain. We ask how one small chain could hold a powerful elephant. The trainer explains that the chain doesn’t hold him; it’s the elephant’s memory that keeps him from trying to escape.
My Baby Died
My Baby Died
How are we supposed to respond to people’s pain? What are we supposed to say to someone who lost a child? Kendra...
Writing a Note: 3-Rs
Writing a Note: 3-Rs
I know that it is important to write a note to a grieving person. I want to write a note, but I often procrastinate and don’t write it because I do not know what to say. Please give me some advice on writing a note to a grieving person.
I do not have an ironclad formula that must be followed when writing a note; however, I will share with you my “3 Rs of Writing a Condolence Note:
Call Her. Call Him.
Call Her. Call Him.
Pick up that 200 pound phone and call her!
Recently, I was causally reading Anne Lamott’s new book, Help Thanks Wow—and the following words jumped off the page, confronting me. Here are those words:
“God must love to hear us calling our meth-head cousin just to check in because no one else in the family speaks to him.”
So, Ann says,” I picked up the two-hundred pound phone, dialed his number, and said, “How are you?”
