300 words a day

As Paul and Silas and Timothy were finishing a short letter to a church, they wrote this sentence: “Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.” Paul and Silas had visited the town once for a few weeks. After […]

Hey friends- Last week we asked some questions. As I started looking ahead to this week, I realized is that we often ask questions, or offer thoughtful thoughts, and then we never go back to consider them again. We simply move on to the next thought. And the next thought. And the next question. I […]

God. We have always struggled to get along with each other. If “we” means humans. And “always” means since there have been humans. And “struggled” means argued with and betrayed and preferred and killed and judged and mocked and enslaved and trafficked and dominated and envied. And “get along with” means valued and encouraged and […]

Morning. So you and you and you and you and you. I’m asking God to give you wisdom and you peace and you courage and you a couple of answers and you rest and you someone to listen. First published on Facebook as a morning blessing on August 8, 2026. True today for you, too. 

Last week, I wrote elsewhere about the idea of learning something in order to be helpful to someone else. You may have read it already. Years ago, in order to talk with my dad about his experience with the US Army in Korea, I read a couple books about that conflict. I wanted to understand the […]