Reason Enough
Like many other women, I can look you in the eye and carry on an intelligent conversation while overhearing two or three other conversations taking…
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River of Life
Along the muddied banks of the Jordan, thin reeds, the color of sage, reached toward the sky, bending gently in the breeze. A silver mist…
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Needed: Peacemakers
In the Bible we find a wonderful story of reconciliation between two brothers, Jacob and Esau (Genesis 33). For a long time they lived separated…
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Shipwrecked!
Venturing out on the lonely highways and byways of Asia Minor in the days of the early church put travelers at risk of robbers, beatings,…
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What Is a Pastor’s God-given Duty?
“My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”[1] Just as many Americans answered…
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Thy Kingdom Come
The 2000 movie Pay It Forward tells the story of a seventh grader named Trevor, whose new social studies teacher issues an assignment to think…
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The Revelation Challenge
When my youngest son was in fifth grade at a Christian school, he surprised me one day with this request: “Mom, my teacher has started…
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What it Means to Live and Lead from the Center
Word-plays on “the center” and “centering” have come to my attention often in my new role at the Artios Center for Vibrant Leadership. Books I’ve…
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Patience, First and Last
Have you ever noticed that in his famous list of love’s qualities in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, the apostle Paul begins and ends the list with…
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When the Answer is No
I stared at the mortuary pamphlet in my hand. Dates, times, places. Death — the death of my grandfather, Emmett. My eyes scanned the page…
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