The Freedom Of God
What are you good at? Do you have a green thumb and grow beautiful plants? Are you a whiz in the workshop, building lovely pieces of furniture? Are you a…
Penalty Flag
It’s been said a picture is worth a thousand words. For this Minnesota Vikings fan, the two pictures I saw recently were worth at least that many. And no small…
Droid
Your Best Act Of Worship
How do you worship God? Do you sing? Do you play a musical instrument? Do you pray? Do you read the Bible? Do you dance? These are all appropriate expressions…
Freeze Frame
During a phone conversation with an old college friend, we got into a “do you ever hear from so and so?” stream of thought. One name mentioned would spark another…
Fruit Inspectors
In the days following several recent celebrity deaths I observed more than a few Christians wondering out loud about eternal destiny. In Sunday morning church lobby conversations, Facebook posts, and…
Big Enough To Let Go
You can see what is going to happen. The guy in the parking lot is carrying a lot of stuff. Too much stuff. Under each arm and in both hands.…
Someone Else’s Father’s Day
The morning begins with their beautiful faces. “Here, Daddy. We have something for you!” Two Father’s Day cards. One store bought and one homemade. “Daddy, see how I did the…
Streetlight
Remember the old joke about the guy who lost his wallet on the street? A passerby asked, “Where do you think you dropped it?” “Oh, I didn’t lose it here.”…
E&A at Krispy Kreme
Process
Nobody knows the name of the New Orleans French chef who sold his recipe to Vernon Rudolph back in 1937. But the millions who have had the delightful pleasure of…
Crosswalk
Where she came from, I don’t know. Why she picked that road, I don’t know. And why she brought her kids along was beyond me. From everything I could see,…