What a Dog Command Taught Me About Following Jesus
In the world of dog training there’s an important command called, “Leave it.” The goal of the command is focus. When a dog is on a walk with his master he’ll encounter multiple distractions. Granted, some of the distractions make for an enjoyable walk. Socializing with other dogs, stopping to smell flowers, and engaging in […]
How To Deal With Someone Who Doesn’t Like You
A few weeks ago, John and I entered a building being guarded by the Secret Service. A presidential candidate was scheduled to be there the same day, so agents were vetting everyone who came on site. The perimeter of the building was surrounded by black SUV’s and a K9 unit was in place to detect […]
5 Bible Verses on Anxiety & Why You Need Them
Last fall I went to see the theater adaptation of C. S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters at the Tennessee Performing Art Center. The Christian classic is a series of thirty-one fictional letters written in the voice of the senior demon, Screwtape, as he instructs his nephew Wormwood, on how to derail the life of a […]
Quit Walking On Eggshells
There are some people who say “no” to just about everything. In his book, The Grace Awakening, Charles Swindoll describes people who have “no faces” and “yes faces.” I bet you know a few of each. A couple weeks ago I was delayed at the airport in Washington D.C. and the airline employee working at […]