Jesus called his disciples his friends
G.K. Chesterton recently drew my attention again to what an uncommon and masterful teacher Jesus was. Jesus combined apparent opposites [...]
Hope – the promise of what is to come
The second prayer of the seven prayers in the Lord’s prayer is about hope. If the first prayer is about [...]
I took the train to Saby
My wife, Wesla, and I took a cruise last month that ended in Stockholm. On a free day, I could [...]
Tragedy in the Hill Country
Our children went to summer camps along the Guadalupe River. Many friends in Austin sent their kids to camps there. [...]
Relevance of religion to “spiritual” questions
When the guy working out in the gym was introduced to me by a common friend, we discovered that both [...]
The fourth petition has its own suggestions
Our dog, Zach, makes me laugh every day. We have him in agility training. We don’t have competitive hopes, but [...]
The jeopardy contestants were given a $200 question…
The jeopardy contestants were given a $200 question, the easiest of its category this past week. The host asked for [...]
The Deeper Game
There are lessons all around us. I wrote this prayer about life lessons in golf. Perhaps you can add more! [...]
What do you want?
One of the most powerful questions is one of the simplest: What do you want? Of course, it can be [...]
