She didn’t wait to sit down. “Information,” she said. “What?” I said. I had barely turned away from my keyboard to get started with today’s conversation. After writing “Information” on my whiteboard, she sat down. “That’s our sun and rain. God has rain and sun that he can bless people with. For many of us, […]

She showed up on time. And started talking as soon as I said “hi.” “That ‘annoying person’ exercise was really hard. But not for the reason you might think. I started thinking about my annoying person. And I realized that none of the things that aggravate me about that person really matter. There aren’t any […]

She pulled out a 3×5 card and laid it on my desk. It said, “So love the people who 1) hate me or 2) hate my people or 3) are hate incarnate. Is that what enemies are?” “That’s a great way to summarize it,” I said. “So, do you have anyone?” “Actually,” she said, “I […]

She sat across the desk from me. She set her coffee on the desk. She said, “Love your enemies. Jesus said, ‘Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.’ I don’t know what that means.’” She picked up her coffee. She took a drink. I waited. “I mean, on a really great day I […]