Spring. It’s actually not my favorite season; that for sure is summer. Spring is so inconsistent weatherwise, and most of the warm days are also rainy. At least here in NEO, the temperature swings are crazy, and there’s a decent chance of snow really up until mid-April. (Most years, anyway; this winter has been so…
Category: Life
When the Earth Totters
It really and truly was my intention to not even mention the c-word that’s been all over the news and media in the last couple weeks. No need to add my voice to the already-clamorous din, right? After all, everything that I could say has probably already been said, and likely more eloquently anyway. But…
Pleasure in Understanding
“A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.” (Prov. 18:2) Ouch. The book of Proverbs has quite a bit to say about fools, and sometimes that can inspire a little bit of pride as I read them. “Nope, that’s not something I would ever consider doing! All good here!” (I’m…
Rock of Ages
I’ve written before about how much I appreciate hymns, particularly the richness of theology that we find in many of the old ones. (You can read my thoughts on “O Worship the King” and “Praise to the Lord” if you missed those the first time.”) Tonight’s feature was “Rock of Ages”, and once again, I’m…
A Problem of the Tongue, or of the Heart?
I changed up my daily Bible reading schedule a bit at the opening of the year. Overall it has me reading a few more chapters each day, but the bigger change has been that those chapters are also from a wider selection (not as many chapters in the same book, but a greater number of…
Praise to the Lord
One of my favorite things when I’m out running errands is to see someone I know. This was especially true when I had a toddler and an infant, but even now that they’re both school-age, there’s just something about being seen and recognized that makes my heart a little lighter. Conversation doesn’t need to play…
Toddlers in the Eyes of God
“Foolishness is bound in the heart of the child”. I’m pretty sure I just heard every parent ever shout their agreement to that. There’s a good deal of disagreement about the wisdom and/or morality of the second half that verse (Proverbs 22:15, btw), but Solomon sure nailed the first half, right? This week has been…
Light of the World
It’s fitting, I think, that Christmas comes so closely on the heels of the winter solstice. We celebrate the birth of Jesus just days after the literal darkest day of the year. I don’t know what this year has held for you. It may be that this has been a dark year, a dark month,…
Come Quickly
Christmas is a week away, and if you’re like me, you’ve already heard just about all the holiday music you can handle. There’s been more than enough Mariah Carey, Santa Baby, and Santa Claus is Coming to Town (as well as a host of other equally trite and irritating ditties), and the world really does…
The Balancing Act of Holiday Survival
I don’t know about you, but I’m already a bit weary. The stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas always feels simultaneously too long and too short – far too many days, but also far too many activities. So it seemed an appropriate time to talk about how to survive the holidays relatively intact. (And to be…