No “Almost”: Peace When Life Hangs in the Balance
No doctor, ambulance driver, or helicopter pilot could add to, nor take away from, the days that our wise, loving God had already decreed. That knowledge was the source of perfect peace.
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“The Kindest Man”: Abraham Lincoln & Those Cowardly Legs
It is a kindness when creatures with incomplete knowledge assume the best about fellow creatures who fail them. Kindness knows that everyone is fighting a hard battle. By this standard Lincoln may have been the kindest man. “Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out.” ABraham lincololn I’ve learned a…
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Manipulation or Motivation? Lessons in Persuasion from Philemon
As a natural persuader constrained by the love of Christ, I want to motivate, never manipulate.
But when exactly does friendly persuasion morph into egocentric manipulation?
How can I tell when I have transgressed the line?
I discovered a satisfyingly, simple answer in an unexpected place: Paul’s 335-word letter to his friend Philemon.
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“I Could Wish”: To This Man, On Our 29th Anniversary
I don’t know if any marriage is easy. I could wish it was, but I know ours is not.
But nothing worth having comes easy, I say—except grace.
