Our days had been especially stressful with organization chance, outside attention from media and internal employee unrest. Everyone was on edge. My jokes fell flat. My smiles were met with frowns. The dark clouds threatened to rain on every conversation. I thought I would inject a little fun into the office. I considered wearing a crazy hat or a putting a stuffed lion on my desk. I considered pranks or brining in a crazy cake to lighten the mood. But... Read more
”You have a right to be happy!” She said the words with the utmost compassion, her head tilted and her eyes brimming with tears. The other woman, distraught, drank the words in deeply as she closed her eyes and nodded. I had no place in this conversation. I was a stranger sitting at the next table in the small coffee shop. But then, who bares their soul within listening range of strangers? To broadcast personal ills so others can hear... Read more
There’s a certain air of catch-me-if-you can happening right now. This sea-tide of nose thumbing at God is like a little boy who crosses the line, figures out he’s not caught, so he does a little dance in rebellious freedom. I’ve danced that dance. And the exhilaration never lasts. Read more
When people are competent at their jobs, it instills confidence. If I'm not serious about my duties, then how can I expect others to trust me? Read more
It took 10 years for them to get to this point. And now they can talk about it. I read the book and gained a whole new perspective on the Muslim faith. I also learned some valuable lessons on how to gain peace in my own community, church, and home. Read more
We seem to forget that we are not guilty for either the sins of the father nor the sins of the son. Ezekiel 18:20 reads, "The son will not bear the punishment for the father’s iniquity, nor will the father bear the punishment for the son’s iniquity; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself." Read more
When the woman was ready to be stoned, Jesus by his persuasive logic of love caused the accusers to melt away. Out of compassion, out of love, he saved her life. But then he said, “Go and sin no more.” He didn’t hate her, but he still told her change her ways. His love changed the conversation, and so can ours. You want tolerance. You want acceptance. Start with me. Start with my friends. Respect that we will disagree on certain things without calling us names. Without labeling us as hateful. Read more
I'm pretty sheltered. I've never suffered like so many others. I've always been employed. I've never been unjustly arrested. I’ve never been at the end of a racist joke or been pulled over just for looking a certain way. But my lack of experience in your world doesn't disqualify me from caring. Friends, you are not alone. Read more
We stand arm in arm with those who are hurt, losing loved ones and friends. And we stand with those who weren’t directly impacted, but feel targeted because of their race or their religion. Don’t be afraid. Every time fear and doubt creep into my life; I shake it out like a dirty rug. I stand firm, “because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day.” 1 Tim 1. 12. Read more
As an adolescent boy I remember watching the Olympics for the first time on our small television with the rabbit ears that had to be pointed in-just-the-right-direction. Winning medal after medal, my hero was a man’s man. Now, he says he no longer wants to identify with his physical makeup. He “self-identifies” as a woman. And yesterday I read of a woman who is “self identifying” as a different race in order to obtain jobs and standing as a minority. These... Read more
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