There are no mañana disciples. Peter gets it. He would never be one of those! Well, his heart is in the right place, but the problem is that his heart…
I heard some advice that if you can get something done in two minutes or less, then do it. Don’t put off until mañana what you can do today. In…
Life is everything! But what life? Jesus tells us quite a lot about living life; he tells us quite a lot about a life to come. Our way of living…
My boys like to read at night, even after it’s time for lights out. That’s when they get out their flashlights, so dad won’t know. Only, dad knows when their…
I’m not sure whether Jesus lived in turbulent times or just sort of caused tumult wherever he went. He definitely upset a lot of old, traditional notions and ways—those venerable…
Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest, and let these gifts to us be blessed. An old family mealtime prayer. Do you pray at mealtime? Does your family still gather around…
Growing up, I’d sometimes ask my father for some money. He didn’t often have much, but I don’t recall him ever saying no. Later, when I was away at college…
It doesn’t exactly feel as if my demons have submitted yet, but maybe they just want me to think they haven’t. The truth is they’re done. They’ve lost. They aren’t…
I wish they had been walking by a field, maybe at sowing time. As it is, “they were walking along the road” (9:57). It’s a dirt road. The road is…
Jesus sent the apostles out with authority to cast out demons and to heal. Oh, how we’d love some healing, just now. Can you feel the need for it, out…