‘Tis the season for broken hearts. It’s always the season. Somewhere in the world, a heart is breaking. In this very moment, someone has just been dumped, someone is struggling to come to...
Kayaking is fun. I especially love the feeling of being pushed around by the waves. You’reĀ in control, but not fully. You’re safe, but not totally. I took a kayaking course recently, and...
The other day in the church lobby I sawĀ someone I knew in conversation with the parents of our mutual friend. IĀ was out of earshot, but the body language was plain to see: TheĀ young man’s...
A church camp isĀ always amazing. It’s a time ofĀ refreshing, rechargingĀ and refocusing.Ā It’s where youĀ get to bask in the warm glow of our mountaintop moments. You look forward to it...
Ā Maybe you know the parable of the rich young man, in Matthew 19:16-30, who asked Jesus what he needed to do to attain eternal life, and left crestfallen, having been toldĀ to sell everything he...
Dear God, I know it’s been awhile. Iāve been horribly quiet. Truth be told ā not that You donāt already know ā Iāve been avoiding You. These days, the mere act of opening my mouth...
This is a tale of two kingdoms. But they don’t occupy different territories, nor do patrolled borders lay between them. They are infused but in theory they’re immiscible, incapable of...
I have depression and no one in church knows. Some of the adults have asked about my health, noting that I look tired, grey and wane. But how do I come clean about my condition when anxiety is...
“Oh, we’re just talking.” We’ve heard it many times ā maybe even said it ourselves. But here’s a question: Are we scared of commitment? Because “we’re just...