I was in the third phase of my first entry-level triathlon and I was whipped. I’d been going about an hour, with much of the run portion ahead of me, and I sure was tired. It was then that I heard encouragement from a passing runner that blessed me, but also made me pull back. The words were ...
Fight for joy this holiday season. That can seem like a strange thing to say regarding the holidays. “Fight for joy? Why would it be hard to have joy during the holidays? Thanksgiving and Christmas are the best time of year.” It is true there is no other time of year that ...
This past week, I was in Dallas for some training and meetings. After I finished, my airport shuttle arrived and I prepared to board. As I did so, two things became immediately clear to me. One was that I had the shuttle all to myself. The second was that as my driver was apparently in a very bad ...
God loves to be enjoyed. Scripture reflects this in subtle and striking ways. God created humankind for communion with Him, even walking with them in the garden (Genesis 3). Yet our first parents, Adam and Eve, rebelled, with their sin forcing them out of the garden, and far worse, out of ...
