It’s dinner time and no one had washed their feet. Jesus was near the end of the pre-crucifixion part of his life. In a few hours he would face horrors most Americans can’t imagine and many Jesus-followers in the rest of the world have little trouble imagining. Thirteen people are gathered in the room to […]

A friend of mine will have an awful day today. I talked with her last night, passing on some counsel from a mutual friend.  As I said things, they matched perfectly with other things about her situation that she knew but didn’t understand, things I didn’t know about at all.  She finished the conversation encouraged. […]

(This repost is from September 29, 2009. I will be back tomorrow with new posts.) Two disciples did exactly what Jesus asked them to do. A crowd guided him to Jerusalem. People in the city wondered who he was, wondered what all the noise was. In one short story, we have lots of pictures of […]

(Originally posted on February 20, 2009) [Matthew 6:7-8] Sometimes I know exactly what our kids need. I can look ahead and know that they will be in that situation and will need that solution. I know it. But I may not tell them. Sometimes they decide to ask ahead of time. We can take care […]

(This originally appeared in a series on “The Lord’s Prayer” on February 28, 2009) “You aren’t going to leave me, are you?” When you are getting to know someone too good to be true, you have questions.  You acknowledge their greatness. You ask them for help. You acknowledge your weakness. Then, after all that, as […]