May I tell you a relationship story? A good friend recently came to a moment of decision. And in that moment decided to resign his job. It wasn’t that he heard a voice from God, or saw a vision, or anything that spectacular. And it wasn’t that he had something to move to. But he […]

I mentioned that I’m using The Message 100 Devotional Bible. Wednesday’s reading included Amos. Here’s an excerpt: “I can’t stand your religious meetings. I’m fed up with your conferences and conventions. I want nothing to do with your religion projects, your pretentious slogans and goals. I’m sick of your fund-raising schemes, your public relations and image […]

(A year ago, I was in Nepal. This is one of the stories I found there. First published April 9, 2015.) The river bed was lined with rocks. The river didn’t run through a national park. The banks were open to the public. So the rocks were free anyone willing to pick them up and […]

Nancy and I were talking the other afternoon. “You aren’t smiling,” she said. It was an observation, not a criticism. I started to explain why: tired from a long run, project with a looming deadline, worried. But there was no good reason, no explanation that was satisfactory for why I was sitting with my spouse […]

I’m guessing that eighty percent of the people reading this email can ignore what I’m about to say. But just in case you are one of the special twenty percent, I invite you to read a little. When I made my list of projects a few minutes ago, writing this note to you was at the […]