I was fresh out of college—just five months out, to be exact— when I received a 3 a.m. phone call that would forever change my life:
This is the police. Ther... Read More...
'Tis the season to be busy … ugh! With our over-committed schedules of parties, school events, shopping, and hosting family, it seems the busier we get, the sho... Read More...
The environment of RESPONSIBILITY includes the challenge to take ownership for one’s life, gifts, and resources. One of the best ways to begin meeting this chal... Read More...
My daughter Daisy just turned one year old. I’m flabbergasted. My little one is less little with every passing day. To edit Bob Dylan’s words, “My little girl, ... Read More...
Ten years ago marked my first day as a leader at camp. In fact, it marked the very first day ever of Camp Vertical: an 8-week day camp we run at Elmbrook Church... Read More...
Inviting your babes into sacred spaces is risky. Sacred ground often burns with holy fire. And as a general rule, babes and fire don’t mix.
On February 19, a... Read More...
A few weeks before school started, our family moved into a new home in a small close-knit neighborhood. In the chaos of the move, I was scrambling to make sure ... Read More...
There we stood in our third year of marriage—more like enemies than lovers. It seemed the odds were stacked against us. We came from broken families, had buried... Read More...
Middle school students are the oddest of creatures, an alien of sorts! At times they seem strangely intuitive, creative, honest, confident, engaging, insightful... Read More...
The Bible records Jesus asking 307 questions. He was asked 183 questions and only answered three. Jesus understood the art of empowering others through intentio... Read More...
How often have we sat at a wedding, perhaps it happened at your own, and heard a Scripture reading from 1 Corinthians 13, “the love chapter”? We’ve seen the pas... Read More...
The disciples, unable to hold back their smiles and laughter, couldn’t believe what was happening! Less than an hour ago they were cold, wet, hungry, and discou... Read More...
