I’m starting to sound like a broken record. [Wait! Is that a totally outdated expression now that the younger generation has no clue what that big black disc is that goes round and round inside that giant box?] Maybe I…
A Demand or a Desire? How to Recognize the Difference
My prayer list is really long. No seriously—it’s really long. That doesn’t make me pious or more spiritual than others; it simply means that when someone posts a “Please pray for my mom; she’s having surgery tomorrow” on Facebook, and…
The Powerful Truth of 41414
Numbers intrigue me. I love their unique patterns, and I often form numerical equations in my mind to help me remember things: for example, several years ago, I had a phone number that ended in 1339, which, for a “numbers…
Whose Voice Gets Your Attention?
Whose idea was it to read the Book of John in the days leading up to Easter? I mean, seriously, this is getting downright painful! Yet, when I chose to read this book (oh, that’s right—that’s who it was!), I…
The Answer to WHY
“As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ ‘Neither this man nor his parents sinned,’ said Jesus, ‘but this happened so that the works…