I saw a book this morning about a man who lived this amazing life all through the twentieth century, but he didn’t learn to read until he was 98. And my heart just broke for him. Ninety-eight years of not being able to make sense of words in a book or newspaper. Or the...
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What Anger Can’t Do
Getting angry feels powerful, like we’re doing something proactive. Simply put, we get angry because we think it works. But James 1:19–20 is clear that it doesn’t. Because there’s something anger can’t do. Re-reading James 1:19–20 James 1: 19 is familiar: “Take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak...
The Secret of Life
Want to know the secret of life? The entire thing in a nutshell? The why of “why we’re here”? Here it is: Give it away. What Really Matters A few years ago, my Uncle Les died of cancer. He seemed fine on Mother’s Day. He was gone at the end of July. It was...
4 Ways To Talk About Hard Things
We can all do hard things. And one of the hardest things to do is to talk about hard things. Things that are awkward or uncomfortable. Things that make us feel vulnerable, even stupid. We need to talk about hard things. Why Talk About Hard Things? It would be super easy to jump straight...
You Can Do Hard Things
Not one of us gets to go through life without doing hard things. I’ve done hard things. You have to. And yet, we expend an awful lot of energy trying to avoid the hard things. Don’t do this, though. Don’t avoid the difficulties. You can do hard things. Pressure Canning is Hard We’ve been...