(This repost is from November 5, 2010. It’s by Paul Merrill who writes here every First Friday and was suggested by Joel.) “My heart has heard you say, ‘Come and talk with me.’ And my heart responds, “Lord, I am coming.’ ” (Psalm 20:7) That’s a great way to start a day. Or end a day. […]

(Today’s repost is from May 11, 2010. It was recommended by Martin and Christine in response my request for memorable posts.) My parents have two chairs in the living room. One is Dad’s. One is Mom’s. It is impossible to walk into the condo and find them both just sitting. Sometimes, however, if you are […]

(Today’s repost is from November 8, 2010.  It is a guest post from Rich Dixon who frequently helps me think in the comments. Thanks to Joel for the request.) I’m challenged by Jon’s recent articles about prayer. For some reason, I thought about show-and-tell. Remember show-and-tell? Bring an object (or person or pet) to class and […]

That’s how our pastor ended the sermon yesterday. After talking about serving like Jesus served, he said, “It’s not complicated. It’s not easy, but it’s not complicated.” I confess. While everyone else was standing for the closing prayer, I kept writing so I would remember that. In the class I teach on Sunday mornings and […]

(This is a repost from August 16, 2010. Thanks to A.J. for this response to my request for most memorable posts from the last year.) It happened again last week. Someone said, “I know I should spend more time in my Bible.” After scolding him for yelling at himself rather than celebrating the fact that […]