The holidays provide so many opportunities to strengthen important relationships in your life. But it’s easy to miss those opportunities because of all the crazy that goes along with the holidays. In order to make the most of this time…
This Fall I’m studying and teaching through the book of Philippians. It’s not a long book – just 104 verses. You can pretty much read through the whole letter in 10-15 minutes. But don’t let its size fool you. The…
A couple of days ago I saw close up the importance of friendship played out in the life of our son and daughter-in-law. I wouldn’t have seen their personal interaction with Sara and Phil had it not been for the…
Our summer officially began this past week with a family vacation in Montana. For the past ten years we’ve spent a week or two each summer at a gorgeous vacation home on the shore of Flathead Lake thanks to the…
Have you learned the art of getting along with others? If you’re like me, you probably still have room for improvement even though you started working on this project a couple years ago when you were a kid. My challenge…
I’ve been spending a lot of time recently with my newest little granddaughter, Paisley. As I’m writing this she’s twelve days old. Helping take care of her is reminding me of so many things from when my kids were newborns,…
This coming Friday is Halloween. Such a strange holiday when you stop and think about it. And one that Christians tend to have very strong opinions about. Some believe we shouldn’t have anything to do with it. Others think it’s…
In the Silicon Valley we love our techie gadgets. Especially our phones. We use them for… texting directions social networking music photographs banking dinner reservations taxis and a bezillion other things. We have become a phone-driven society. #101thingsyoursmartphonecandoforyou has become…
I just read a book about St Francis of Assisi. What a wonderful, godly man he was. If I had lived around 1200AD and had known him, I would have really liked him. The bottom line of his life once…
It’s officially Autumn. Which means it’s the time of year when many of us start looking ahead to all the holidays that are coming up. Some of us are excited about that. Others, not so much. But wherever you fall…