Posts tagged “Hope”
Just be a kid
I hope you’ve seen the Hafod Hardware Christmas ad. The two-year-old going through the motions of running a store is a whole different level…
All the rage
Have you seen the new, literal rage? Rage rooms are popping up in cities all over North America. There’s even one at the Wells…
Becoming fully alive in the present
Every department store seems to be blasting the Christmas carol “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” But for many of you, that…
When your dog dies
I got an email the other day from a family grieving the death of their dog. After nearly 15 years of companionship, their beloved…
Chasing Christmas contentment
Contentment at Christmas isn’t on most people’s radar. We buy more, ask for more, demand more. Even when our houses are bursting and we…
When it’s hard to be thankful
Thanksgiving is a time we’re all supposed to be thankful. Some years, though, it’s kind of hard to feel that way. For some, this…
Who am I?
One day a friend asked me, “Do you ever look in the mirror and not even recognize whose face that is? Do you ever…
Light a candle for hope
Back in the day, candles or oil lamps were the only way you could illuminate the inside of your house after dark. Candles were…
Social media, smartphones, and our spiritual health
2007 changed everything. In 2007 Facebook left college campuses and broke out into the rest of the world. In 2007 Twitter became its own…
2 ways God (and the devil) gets you
God and the devil use the same tools. That truth is one of the more intriguing/important/terrifying facts of life. The very moments that the…
Axe, seek, knock
They went to the Jordan and began to cut down trees. As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axehead fell…
Don’t let God rest
So there I was, wide awake at 3:57 a.m. (Thanks a lot, time change.) I quietly got out of bed, went to the main…