I look around and see rancor, ignorance, division, tribalism, nationalism, dishonesty, and slander. There’s so many hurting people who are trying to be heard—the #metoo, #blacklivesmatter, and #churchtoo movements; refugees;…
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Last weekend I attended a class reunion of too many years to admit to. Attending it was fun, sad, and sweet all at the same time. We laughed at our…
Last week we traveled to the Big Bend area of Texas—far, far west of our home in DFW on the border of Mexico. Although we lived in West Texas a…
Our church frequently sings the popular song “Worthy of It All” as we praise God on Sunday mornings: “All the saints and angels bow before Your throne. All the elders cast their…
In light of all the division and hatred within our nation and around the world, this old hymn is an appropriate response and expresses my prayer well. O God of…
Years ago I was caught on a trans-Atlantic flight in the middle of four seats with two little kids, a mother, and a 9-month old. Now when I travel overseas,…
I have to admit that I am tired of all the talk, the arguments about politics, the hate, the divisions in the church, and the headlines that discourage me each…
I’ve been disturbed by the trend to disagree without unity within the body of Christ, not only in this putrid political climate but also within churches. Belittling Christians who don’t…
After spending the past few weeks with my granddaughters who are three and five, I can’t help but parallel the worst of their behavior with attitudes and actions now rampant…
Several years ago I was invited to a meeting of a church’s women leaders dealing with division caused by a minister’s wife who didn’t embrace their plans and started her…
