Step by Step

Step by Step

Percussion. This morning I heard the tires on the road. Various vehicles, various speeds, various sizes, various stories. Tires turning over and over and over on the streets in various places. To work. Back home. Going. Coming. Percussion. My own steps taken at my...
Listening to Their Conversations

Listening to Their Conversations

Do you like to “listen in” as people around you talk? Maybe they’re at a table beside you in a restaurant. Maybe they’re in seats near you at a ball game. Maybe they’re in line before you at the grocery store. You won’t interrupt them. You...
The Number 12

The Number 12

What’s your favorite number? When did you select that number? Why is it your favorite? The number twelve has never been my favorite number. I’ve preferred eleven. Or one. Or ten. Or thirty-three. But now my mind is on number twelve. Why? My twelth book will be...
Think About It

Think About It

From Pause for Pastors: Finding Still Waters in the Storm of Ministry. Think about your struggles and your successes. Think about your strengths and your weaknesses. Think about your victories and defeats. Think about Jesus entering a dialogue with you and healing you...
The Plans and the Surprises

The Plans and the Surprises

From the book Pause for Pastors: Finding Still Waters in the Storm of Ministry. I’m typing these words after an interesting day. I spent the morning—and the last few days—in a denomination’s conference where leaders were elected and policies were presented. Honesty, I...