It’s the anticipation I love. The waiting…planning….preparing. The Little Ones are wrapping handmade gifts with wrinkled tissue paper and a stapler. Mom, I need some help. The Big Guys trample up the stairs. Where are the cookies? You’ve...
Covergirl and Este Lauder promise we’ll see the difference. The Biggest Loser and American Idol assure that once we’ve “made it”, our lives will have meaning…purpose…value. Cultural icons and pop psychologists promote...
A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice…Isaiah 42:3 Like the rest of you, I’m in mourning today for the horrific and senseless loss of life in Connecticut. I sit helplessly...
From the moment the Thanksgiving turkey graces the table until my children unwrap the last present beneath the tree, my radio is set to local stations boasting of jingle bells and roasting chestnuts. Yesterday, the words “you’d better watch out,...
Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. (1 Samuel 3:9) It’s an ordinary day–not unlike any other. You sip half a cup of Dunkin’ Donuts hazelnut coffee and start your morning routine. Pack lunches…sign student planners…feed the...