Finding the Real Problem

I was back in my home state of California, working as a nurse in a busy emergency room. We had a regular visitor who tugged at my heart. His name was ...

Ideas Have Trajectories

Ideas have trajectories to them. It's a bit like the moonshot. When the rocket is aimed at the moon some 200,000 miles away, it has to be precise. ...

"You Never Say Yes"

As I pulled my brimming shopping cart to a stop at the checkout counter, a toy truck caught my son's eye.

"Mommy--a truck. Can we buy it? Please?"

Prayer Better Than Philosophy

The Christian on his knees sees more than the philosopher on tiptoe.

Ministry Insights

There are three things in ministry you need to know. Number one, it's never as good as it seems. Number two, it's never as bad as it seems. And ...

Freedom Requires Limits

Freedom does not mean the absence of constraints or moral absolutes. Suppose a skydiver at 10,000 feet announces to the rest of the group, "I'm ...

Dormant Marriages

Every marriage seems to have its periods of "death" as well as "resurrection." C.S. Lewis felt this way and attributed so much divorce ...

Final Exam

Legend has it that a certain college philosophy prof asked one question on his final exam. He picked up a chair, put it on his desk, and wrote on the ...

Faith Like a Child

Now, as always, God discloses himself to "babes" and hides himself in thick darkness from the wise and the prudent.

Humble Wisdom

Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.