It may seem odd to mention the book Jesus Calling, given that I’ve named it in a few posts through the years. For example, “Uh… We’re Not Habakkuk” illustrates how…
Caller Unknown
King Asa’s Prayer
Anyone trying to stand strong on truth can sometimes feel all alone, outnumbered, hopeless, “losing.” Or at least ill-equipped to keep battling what’s false, evil, dark. Perhaps some of that…
Heaven: It Ain’t the Morgue
Back in the 1990s I worked as a Japanese interpreter in Bellefontaine, Ohio. It was a joy to help Japanese families with parent-teacher conferences, doctor visits (even though I was…
Gifts and Priorities
At the risk of sounding like a whiner who’s just venting… I’ve written before about our possible over-focus on pets (for example: “Critter Cringe”). Then in November 2024 I heard…
Board Games—Who Knew?
My grandkids (age 14, 17, 20 at this writing) have, from the time they were very young, played board games with Mom and Dad. And I mean super-complicated games—the kind…