“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” - The Usual Suspects Truer words were never spoken than those uttered by the immortal Keyser Soze. When you start …
Going Together
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together – African proverb I was listening to Greg Thornbury, President of King’s College in New York, the other day. He was commenting on …
Meaningful Victory
In the days of the Roman Empire, military commanders who had been victorious in battle were given a triumph-that’s where we get that word. A triumph was a civil ceremony celebrating the …
Developing the Heart of God
I desperately want to develop the heart of God, and I want my kids to have it, too. God tells Jeremiah, and us, to seek the welfare of the place to which we have been exiled, because in its welfare …
Disciplining Gratefulness
If you give your children everything they want whenever they want it, chances are no one likes them. Sorry. The reason is that giving them everything they want whenever they want it creates a sense …
Saved by Grace
I blew it last night. We were all sitting around the dinner table. My daughter was home from college, and we were enjoying a meal for the first time in several weeks since she left. Part of what we do …