It’s been a tough week in many ways. I’ve failed to trust; I’ve seen others who are hurting, and I’ve been reminded of the brokenness that has taken hold in every area of human life. It reminded me of something I wrote awhile back, about a different to …
I remember the day I discovered that the guy I liked was eight years younger than me. For a few weeks, I’d been processing the fact that he was seven years younger, and thanks to a few stories from friends about similar age differences, I’d almost come …
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the subject of soul mates, focusing on author and pastor Tim Keller’s observation that our culture places enormous expectations upon marriage when it comes to the subject of compatibility. It’s been fascinating to read thro …
“I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure.” — Olympic runner Eric Liddell, Chariots of Fire I thought of that line during a discussion of the Olympics yesterday. A friend had been wondering, “Wha …
Most girls spend years dreaming of what this day will look like. I never spent much time dreaming about the color of the flowers or what shade of white my dress would be, but I spent a significant amount of time closing my eyes, trying my best to get a …
Jesus said, ‘Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother’”
My family and I have spent much of this week watching the Olympics. And since my wife, Jennifer, grew up swimming competitively, that means we’ve watched virtually every swimming race that NBC has televised in the evenings. Last night, American swimmer …
You know those weeks when the same problem/topic/ issue keeps popping up everywhere you go, and you just can’t get away from it? Well, the issue that keeps arising this week is expectations, and more specifically unmet expectations. For me, this has co …
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