We were meeting to talk about web design. I took a drink of water. “So you drinking water now?” Kim asked. “It’s a cool bottle,” Kiley said. Kiley got it right. She usually does. She understands design. The bottle is a promo piece from our insurance company, given away at a conference. Since I got […]

The kingdom of God is like a girl who goes to a leadership conference. It is her last day of a summer internship. She graduated from college three months earlier. She has no next thing. She walks into the conference, joining 60,000 other people across the country, 2000 people in this place. People who own […]

Jesus said it was the greatest commandment: “Love God with all your heart and all your soul and all your mind and all your strength.” But what counts?  Does taking care of your aging parents count? Does secretly paying for the meal of someone at another table count? Does doing your job well count? Does […]

I think it’s been 22 years since we could safely ignore “back-to-school” sales. Andrew started kindergarten in 1991. Hope graduated from college in May.  And I still have a drawer of crayons and folders and notebook paper. I’m still drawn to the sales. There is something about starting fresh with all those supplies. Something good […]

It didn’t have to be a long conversation. The man asked Jesus a question. Jesus said, “What do you think?” The man answered. Jesus said, “You have answered correctly. Do this and you will live.” The man could have simply said, “Cool!” The man could have simply said, “Okay, I will.” The man could have […]