I’ve talked before about coffee with God. About sitting in a chair in the morning talking with God. I don’t think I ever told you that the chair in my office. The chair I sit in most mornings to read from the Bible, to converse with God in my journal, once was my grandfather’s chair. […]

It was one of those ice breaker kinds of questions: “What was your favorite part of the fair?” Different people described different parts. One person said, “We always go to the same things. Every year I buy a small carved cat from the cat lady. That’s what we call her. I have six of them […]

Ellen was having one of her usual conversations with herself. Sometimes they are about how to complete her to-do list. Sometimes they are about how to schedule a vacation. Sometimes they are about following God with renewed fervor. This time it was about failure. This conversation often involves phrases like, “I’m an idiot” and “I […]

Using Facebook to keep track of friends leads to so much confusion. According to their status, Mark and Susie were on their way to Africa. But I saw them walking past my window. I ran outside to talk with them. They were leaving for Africa on this day, but they weren’t needed at the gate […]

The other day I gave you a glimpse of what I’m trying to do: Providing spiritual, relational, behavioral, emotional, and intellectual tools people can use to help themselves and others become more like Jesus. A friend suggested that I need to add a why. Why would people want to become more like Jesus? Not a persuasive […]