God Empty Me, Fill Me With You

“A farmer is helpless to grow grain; all he can do is provide the right conditions for the growing of grain. He cultivates the ground, he plants the seed, he waters the plants, and then the natural forces of the earth take over and up comes the grain…This is the...

Hi, God. How Was Your Day?

My son, Tyler, called me last week. It wasn’t out of the ordinary. We speak fairly often. Sometimes, it’s a quick text. Sometimes, I text him and he responds. Sometimes, he texts me and I respond. Sometimes, it’s about something...

Do You Hate to Wait?

Do you hate to wait? Whether it’s instant oatmeal, high-speed Internet or the express lane at the grocery store, we want it now. The weeks leading up to Christmas only accelerate the pace of life, yet the rhythm of real relationship with the God of all eternity cannot...

Handle Bars & Mercy

Years ago my eldest son Barry learned the concept of mercy in a profound way. He was in Webelos Scouts so about 9 or 10 years old. Barry and his younger brother were riding their bikes in the street when all of the sudden Patrick started to fall.  Barry turned to make...

Reunions

I know some people who love family reunions. They get together every year, go to a fun or favorite place, get T-shirts made, play horseshoes and washers and dominoes, eat a lot and catch up with their cousins. I know people who love class reunions where you see people...

Manasseh and Ephraim

Okay that’s a crazy title, but it has a meaning, just keep reading.   We’ve been following the story of Joseph in Genesis.  He had a coat of many colors that got ripped off of him by his brothers when he was being sold into slavery, he had a coat left in the grasp of...