God and the Bullpen
On Sunday night, I, along with thousands of other baseball fans, watched as the Chicago Cubs new catching prospect, Willson Contreras, hit a homerun on the first pitch he’s ever seen in the big leagues. It was a jaw-dropping moment. Contreras is only the eighth Cubs player in history to homer in his first major […]
Why Christians Should Be the Kindest People on the Planet
There’s an old saying, “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” Some have attributed this quote to Plato, while others say it originated with Ian MacLaren or John Watson. I’m not sure who penned the quote, but we can agree it’s true. Life knocks that tar out of all of us. […]
Faith Develops in the Dark
In the Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote, “Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.” It’s easy to have the faith of a giant when there is money in the bank and everyone is healthy and happy. But faith becomes challenging when the road grows dark with uncertainty and there is […]
God vs. Customer Service: Why We Must Keep Asking
A few days ago I was in a sandwich shop during the lunch-hour rush. The line to order snaked out the front door and onto the sidewalk. As I stood at the pick-up counter a woman in front of me came unglued over the wait-time and unleashed her furor on an overwhelmed teenage girl working […]