Oct 23, 2024 | Bragging, Reflection
When Esther moved to Southwest Christian School as an 8th grader, she announced at dinner that first week, “Y’all, it’s the strangest thing. Today we had a sub, and HE KNEW MY NAME.” I laughed at her incredulous statement, “Yes Essie,...
Sep 18, 2024 | Books, Bragging
I have this sweet set of three birds, clay painted turquoise, one of those purchases I didn’t even have to think about when I spotted them years ago in a little shop. Birds. Turquoise. Perfectly imperfect in the hand-crafted design and paint. This morning I...
Feb 3, 2024 | Bragging, Reflection
“Does my life make a difference?” That’s the question. Whether we admit it, whether we even realize it, that’s really the most fundamental, most important question we ask ourselves. It’s the reason we watch It’s a Wonderful Life every Christmas. Or if we don’t, we...
Oct 5, 2016 | Bragging, Reflection
I’d like to tell you about my friend Katherine. She’s the wife of an adventurer, she’s the capable mom of four, and she’s a friend to many. But mostly, she a daughter of the King. A daughter who’s not afraid to take risks and care for...
Mar 5, 2015 | Bragging, Reflection
It’s been nine years and we miss him. Nine years since that freezing Sunday morning when his car spun out of control on an icy highway en route to Christ Chapel. He never arrived to deliver his sermon. It’s been nine years, and still his personality, his...
Aug 21, 2014 | Bragging, Reflection
James Foley’s murder, Obama said, was “an act of violence that shocks the conscience of the entire world.” Yesterday I refrained from calling Corbin at work – twice – when I felt truly nauseated with the news of Foley\’s death. I didn’t...