What Was Handed Down To You?

What Was Handed Down To You?

Look at the pictures. Watch the videos. Those images and scenes from your past tell stories. They remind you of times, of feelings, of experiences.  Play the songs. Those old songs from different seasons of your life. Sing along. The lyrics are embedded in your...
Living a Little Slower

Living a Little Slower

Most of us hurry through life. Rarely slowing down, we rapidly race from task to task, place to place, thing to thing.  I talk about this. I write about this. But I need to become so much better at slowing, at stopping, at pausing, at resting. Here are some...
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...
A Life of Seasons

A Life of Seasons

From the book Pause for Moms: Finding Rest in a too Busy World. When the days are so hot and long, and the sun so bright, we dream of winter. Glancing forward, we miss the now. When we freeze waking up and going to sleep, and the ice covers the roads, we dream of...
You

You

From the book Pause for Moms: Finding Rest in a too Busy World. You are you—no one else can be you. You are you—created in the image of God. You are you—still growing and being transformed as an apprentice of Christ. You are you—while learning from others, you aren’t...