Go Ahead and Ask
Last Halloween was unseasonably cold and windy in Nashville, so we had fewer trick-or-treaters than usual. I was ready to call it a night when a young Cinderella—about six years old—strolled up the driveway. I tossed a handful of candy in her bag and told her she looked stunning. She politely thanked me and gazed […]
Why Your Suffering Isn’t Wasted
One of the first things a journalism student learns is to start with a good lead. In his well-known book, On Writing Well, author and writing professor William Zinsser wrote, “The most important sentence in any article is the first one. If it doesn’t induce the reader to proceed to the second sentence, your article […]
A Powerful Introduction
In American culture, when we meet someone new, the conversation is comically predictable. Attend any social gathering where you’ll be introduced to new people, and you’ll undoubtedly be asked what you do for a living, if you’re married or single, whether or not you have children, and where you live. Maybe these questions are simply […]
Why We Need to Preach the Gospel to Ourselves
I’ve often heard a story about a church member who asked Martin Luther why he preached the gospel each Sunday. Luther’s response? “Because each week, you keep forgetting it.” And so it is with all of us. I have the privilege of sitting under excellent preaching every week at my church. Our senior pastor and […]