You know, I’m on the front end of my 13th year as head of Grace. I’ve learned over the years that every school year has its patterns. And, they tend to follow the same pattern. As human beings and …
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Getting Your Angry Off
When I was little, I used to watch the beginning of “Saturday Night Wrestling.” It came on after “The Wonderful World of Disney,” I think, and so the T.V. was already on. It was usually locally …
For Such a Time as This
When you really think about it, we live in an amazing moment of tremendous opportunity. I mean, I know the popular current Christian narrative in our post-Christian western culture is a tale of …
Out of Control
I have to confess. I like being in charge. Don’t we all, really? Isn’t there a part of us that always wants to be captains of our own destiny, always in command of our circumstances and surroundings? …
A Resolution You Can Keep
Now that the holidays are over, we are all entering that season of self-imposed, albeit in some cases short-lived, austerity that we call the making of New Year’s resolutions. I love the heart behind …
Deus In Hoc Mundo
Spoiler alert: This blog contains mild plot reveals, although all of you have probably seen the new Star Wars movie by now (who are going to see it, anyway) If you think back to your English or …
A Bittersweet Christmas
There’s nothing like Christmas to bring out the kid in us. The anticipation of Christmas Day, of time with family, friends, good food, celebrating the birth of our Savior, sitting around the fire …
Rest in Peace
Peace is another one of those weird words. If you think about it, “peace” is almost always used in conjunction with another word, one that kind of distorts its meaning in the biblical …
Joy
So, I started writing about joy, the second of the great gifts Christ gives us at Christmas. As I’ve been reflecting on it, joy is a pretty complex idea. Most of us probably know that it’s not …
Hope Never Fails
It’s Christmas time again. Many people spend Black Friday getting up at 3 am to go stand in line at the mall for “deals” (standing outside the mall at 3 am waiting to get in does not sound like a …
Thank You Note
Thank you notes are interesting social graces in our society. Many folks these days don’t even take the time to write them, and when they do, they do it via email or quick handwritten note that looks …
Getting Jesus Right
If you’re asked if you love Jesus, I know most of us (those who read this, anyway) would answer, “Yes, of course.” But, who is it we love? If you’re married, imagine that you said to your husband …