-
Nuns, Rulers, and Running the Rule
“Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.”— Proverbs 13:24 (NIV) In my mind’s eye, I can still see Sister Sheila rhythmically smacking…
-
Gremlins at the Gate
“Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards…” Song of Solomon 2:15 Last Wednesday, a horde of mischievous, destructive gremlins showed up uninvited and went to work on the tech…
-
The Masters
“I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends.” — John 15:15 March Madness has come and gone. The dogwoods and azaleas…
-
The Best Supper
When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat…
-
Life in the Slow Lane
“Be still and know that I am God.” – Psalm 46:10 How many times have you passed the little old blue-haired lady on the Interstate with two hands gripped to the steering wheel, going…
-
Busted Brackets and Chasing the Wind
“Time and chance happen to them all.” (Ecclesiastes 9:11) Ecclesiastes repeatedly pokes at humanity’s obsession with control. Spring has descended upon us, and there are two things we can depend on: severe thunderstorms and…
-
Radical Kindness
“I will bless those who bless you,and whoever curses you I will curse;and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”Genesis 12:3 Many of us have been quietly discipled by Steve Hartman through…
-
Collateral Beauty
“He, for the joy [of obtaining the prize] that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God..”—…
-
Invisible Fence of the Soul
“The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.”— John 10:10 (NLT) Our first family dog was a Dalmatian we named Oreo.…
