It had to weigh at least 60 pounds. Just seconds after it hit the ground, a drably dressed pooper-scooper had the honor of shoveling up that steaming pile of elephant dung and removing it from between the circus tents where people were milling around. It was a hot summer day and I had taken my…
Do interruptions frustrate you? They did me for quite some time. I think back on the days when my house was full of young children. Accomplishing a task as simple as putting laundry away was a mere pipe-dream with little ones running around. They had endless questions and needs that required stopping what I was…
The rain was coming down so hard I couldn’t see more than a few inches in front of my car. My windshield wipers were exhausted just trying to keep up (I’m pretty sure I could hear them gasping for breath). I needed to get to a meeting but this storm could’ve cared less. The pelting…
When the sun has come up And there’s joy in my day, It’s time to worship. (Psalm 113:3) When I don’t know what to do And I’m not sure where to turn, It’s time to worship. (Proverbs 3:5-6) When my soul is undone And I’m longing for comfort, It’s time to worship. (Isaiah 41:10) When…
A wise mentor once told me, “I count it unusual if, by the end of my day, I haven’t encountered trouble of some kind.” I remember initially thinking how odd that was. It seemed rather fatalistic to me, actually. Shouldn’t we, as followers of Christ, expect blessing and favor daily? Aren’t we supposed to embrace…
I got my first personal computer in 1994. It was a large, mechanical “block” that sat on the kitchen table of my apartment. Connecting to the internet, at that time, meant “dial-up”. One of my favorite things about this new gadget sitting in my home, though, was a button on the keyboard labeled “Restart”. Being…
