(First published at levite.wordpress.com on April 19, 2010.) What if… That’s the beginning to five questions I asked two groups to write over the weekend. A couple weeks ago, Don Miller invited people to quickly write five “what if” statements on a notepad. Not the kind of “what if” statements that end with “she hadn’t […]

(First published at levite.wordpress.com on November 18, 2010) The other day I was looking for a picture in my online photo album. I looked back at the pictures I’ve taken during the past year. I realized how many things I’ve forgotten. You have, too. In your rush to be competent, to keep juggling everything, to stay […]

(First published August 29, 2012) Last fall I talked about a story James Bryan Smith tells about Rich Mullins. He says that during one of his tours, Rich Mullins would spend the time before each concert with markers and a white board. He’d draw a map of the world and fill in as many countries as he could […]

Sometimes I get to the end of the day and know I ought to write, but can’t. Sometimes I’ll go back to the archives. Sometimes I write anyway. Sometimes, not often, I’ll say, “I have nothing.” I’m at a church conference for a couple days. It’s not as bad as it sounds. Monday night, at […]

(First published October 27, 2009.) Imagine a great restaurant. Wonderful food, fabulous service. Imagine walking up to the restaurant. Someone is in the entryway, the space between the sets of doors. “Wonderful,” you think, “There are greeters even here, just like Applebee’s.” You get to the door. They aren’t opening it. You reach for the […]