Posts tagged “Humility”
God doesn’t give what we want
After a few years of marriage, Kim and I decided that we needed some counseling. With two kiddos in diapers, we were running on…
Let’s get curious
As my kids get older, family game night has had to grow up a little too. (Sure—every once in a while, we can still…
Serve like Rambo
The people I have the privilege of working with in area sober living homes remind me of the movie Rambo. In Rambo: First Blood…
Be you!* (Part 6)
The Bible frequently tells us, “Be you!”* Be the unique you whom God made you to be. And make sure you remember the asterisk,…
Be you!* (Part 5)
When I was back in grad school, I had an older professor who admitted, “I used to pray that God would protect me from…
Follow God’s example
Reading the Bible upside down can be very discouraging. Focusing on the warnings, judgments, and bad acts of chosen people can diminish one’s appreciation…
Will you welcome Jesus?
If Jesus knocked on your front door, would you let him in? The Samaritans didn’t. “[Jesus] sent messengers on ahead, who went into a…
Audience of one
In Judges 3 after the story of Ehud (who is like a Special Forces operative in the Old Testament), there’s a short mention of…
Open your mouth wide
What if in our walk with God, we aimed to be like newly hatched robins: eyes shut, mouths wide open, crying for God’s blessing…
Grace makes space
It was the late 80s, and my family was experiencing what many other families were experiencing for the first time: a home computer. I…
Collateral impact
A company recently went through the routine of updating its operating system to better prevent security breaches. Unfortunately, this update contained a software bug…
They sharpen you
By nature, we become dull. Just ask the knives in your kitchen drawer. As time passes and meals are made, they don’t naturally become…