Our Daily Bread

Boy, it would be easier if all we had to do was pray for our weekly bread, wouldn’t it? Or monthly bread. Quarterly bread, even. But that’s not the instruction Jesus gave us. He said to pray like this: “Give us this day our daily bread” (Matthew 6:11). We don’t …

Smooshing the Clay

You and I—we’re not perfect. We know that. That’s why we’re here, isn’t it? We follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ …

The Wilderness Road

Sixteen years. It was today, sixteen years ago, that I formally told God I was serious about this—that I wanted to see …

Better Than Stardust

Speaking of the formation of stars and solar systems, astronomer Carl Sagan once wrote, All of the rocky and metallic material we …

Some Thoughts About Scoops

I almost always make hot chocolate wrong. Those little Swiss Miss packets (or Greater Value packets, depending on where we are in …

What Job’s Friends Got Right

It’s easy to overlook—mostly because they spend 22 chapters saying some of the most unhelpful, insulting, misinformed things a person can possibly …

The Reset

Some weeks, I don’t want the Sabbath. I don’t want to stop. There’s too much to do, or else I’m in the …

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