Living With Intentionality
In 1952, Florence Chadwick dove into the water at Catalina Island, with the goal of swimming to the shore of mainland California. She was already an accomplished swimmer, being the first woman to swim the English Channel both ways.[1] The weather that morning was cold and foggy, and she could barely see the boats that would […]
Faith or Fear: Managing Our Thoughts In Stressful Times
At some point, life sucker punches all of us. The blow might come in the form of divorce papers, a suspicious x-ray, a pink slip from an employer, a late night phone call, or a variety of other unwanted possibilities. In an instant, we are knocked flat on our back and watching the ceiling spin. […]
God Can Redeem What You Hate About Your Past
Memoirist Mary Karr said, “A dysfunctional family is any family with more than one person in it.” In a culture littered with filtered selfies, photo shopped profile pictures, pristine bios, and social media updates that for the most part, document only the best moments of our lives (I’m guilty too); Karr’s words are a relief […]
Remembering What Is True
Martin Luther is often quoted as the one who said, “We need to hear the Gospel every day, because we forget it every day.” Although I can’t verify Luther was the one who said it, we can all agree it’s true. In a similar vein, author and theologian Henri Nouwen said, “One of the great […]