A buzz word among the writing community. Among churches. Among the market savvy. But if we’re only “authentic” for the sake of being more marketable, does that qualify as genuine authenticity? Genuine. Not false. True to one’s own personality, spirit, or character. It’s why writers “write what we know.” When we’re vulnerable and honest, people […]
I have nothing to add to this humbling encouragement. Paul David Tripp, in his book, How People Change, writes: “We have been chosen from the mass of humanity to live in an intimate union with Christ. It is amazing even to be tolerated by God. It would be an honor simply to be invited to […]
It was the epitome of slapstick. Oh, how I wish I’d been watching rather than playing a starring role. In the kitchen, Smalls edged away from Short Son, and the back of his thighs hit the 32 cup steel bowl we fill with water for our dog. It all happened at once. Smalls folded up […]
Interruption. Even the sound of the word is terse and irritating. Perhaps a million times in my life, I’ve been “in the zone,” uber-focused on some meaningful (or meaningless but self-satisfying) task, when some lesser necessity burst upon my senses, barking its demands. “Emergency! Listen to me! We’re out of soy milk! Short Son is […]
I caught myself thinking like a fool again this week. The last month has been arduous. My mind crammed with others’ wisdom and sage advice, my heart encumbered by needful little ones, my days packed to the rafters with catch-up home and school work, my calendar jammed with daily and upcoming opportunities to minister, and […]
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