Do you remember it? His hand brushed up against yours, and you knew it was about to happen—your date was about to hold your hand. As his fingers intertwined with yours, a new degree of trust, security, and sincerity was…
Holding Hands
Who I Am
I was reading a short devotional this morning as part of my God-and-I Time, and the final phrase stuck out to me: “May who I am glorify You!” It wouldn’t leave my mind, and it has, in these few short…
From Crud, Crying, and Cringing to Christmas Shopping!
It’s been a “But God” week for me. And that’s not a shameless plug for the book; it’s a fact! The Crud I don’t know if I had “the crud” or a massive migraine, but last Saturday (dawn to dusk…
A Short Memo to Church Leaders on Behalf of Singles*
Pastors, spiritual leaders, church small group organizers, etc. Just a loving tip from one of many whose house doesn’t have a spouse—because I’ve seen it more often than not over the last five years [and I truthfully, therefore, refer to…
The Need for Clean Hearts and Clean Carpet
My precious friend Amy calls it carpet-smelling prayer. In Luke 5:12 (NASB), the Bible uses the idea of “falling on your face” before the Lord in prayer: “While He was in one of the cities, behold, there was a man…