Posts tagged “Love”
Happily ever after?
Getting to happily ever after is complicated. No disrespect to Disney, but a good relationship is not that simple. It’s not (1) love at…
Big forgiveness, big love
There are some very bad boys in the Bible. Some bad girls too. One of them had been so convicted and so encouraged by…
Church, we need to rise, or we will surely fall
It seems everywhere we look battle lines have been drawn. If we’re not careful, the church, like the country, will fall in division. Pastors…
Lord, place us in families
Lord, even when we are surrounded by people, we can feel so alone. We feel isolated and cut off from others because no one…
Special
You might have been picked for recess teams based on your fast feet. You may have attracted someone with your sense of humor, stunning…
A grandparent’s legacy
Grandparents. You have a bit of a reputation, you know. You hand out cookies before dinner. You obey the bedtime plea, “Just one more…
People notice generosity
All promoters of their particular version of religion are good talkers. They all have a particular value proposition that they are peddling. People who…
Schadenfreude not allowed
Laughing at and enjoying other people’s misfortunes is in our DNA. Renaissance-era puppeteers invented the “Punch and Judy” routines where one puppet with a…
Before all else fails
I don’t know why this is so hard. But we struggle to build sturdy bridges from our lonely little islands to the lonely little…
God & transgender (Part 4)
I came across a sobering statistic from the American Academy of Pediatrics. It reported that 42 percent of transgender teens have attempted suicide. 42…
Cancel culture
Cancel culture. A few years ago, I didn’t even know those words could be combined in a way that would make sense. Now, I…
Hope for America
We’re nearly halfway through the year 2020, and what a year it’s been! We’re still dealing with huge implications of a global pandemic that’s…