A sweet Christmas
I usually don't share recipes on this blog, but since some of you have asked for the Mocha Bar recipe...One of the ways I show love to family and friends is by cooking. I don't [...]
Giving thanks
Are you feeling thankful yet? Or just busy? I'm juggling work, deadlines, and planning dinner for 12 people (five of whom are new to the country, strangers to us, and may not speak much English). I'm [...]
Punishing the victim
Interesting front page article in the Chicago Tribune today about a woman who was evicted after she called the police to report that her live-in boyfriend had threatened her with a gun. The woman was [...]
Breakfast at the shelter
"I was hungry and your gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in..." (Jesus, in Matthew 25:35) My neighbor [...]
In search of solitude
Do you ever spend time alone? On purpose? Maybe to pray, or just be still? The practice of solitude is can be life-changing. It's hard to understand until you do it, but when you get [...]
Winners!
Thank you to all of you who left a comment. The generous folks at Zondervan are going to send all 13 of you who left a comment by today a free review copy of Simple [...]
The simplicity of being home
For years, I’ve been teaching and writing about the disastrous effect a hectic pace has on our spiritual life. I’ve been telling people to slow down, simplify, breathe. And yet, my fall schedule is typically [...]
The ministry of hanging around
I had the opportunity to be interviewed on an Australian radio program this week about my book Rest. It will air in a few weeks, I’ll post the link then. One question the interviewer [...]
back to school
My daughter will begin her sophomore year of high school tomorrow. So today she asked if we could take her friends over to school to walk their schedules and put their supplies in their lockers. As [...]
Loving your neighbors
When I was a kid, I thought the really dedicated Christians went to Africa, or Paupau, New Guinea, to be missionaries—to preach to the natives and convert them to Christianity. I was both disappointed and [...]