Which first day is harder for parents: kindergarten or a senior year of high school?

August 20, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

“The days are long the years are brief.” That’s how someone described the parental passage of time to me once, and it is probably true. Time usually doesn’t feel like it is flying by while it is happening, but when we look back it is easy to gasp and wonder, “How did my little kindergartener […]

God is a consuming fire–is that a good thing?

August 15, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Every Californian knows that we have a fifth season in our state: fire season. Our nearly non-existent rainfall and our protracted stretches of hot weather turn certain parts of our state into a veritable tinderbox that almost always ignites. Some years the fires cause scattered evacuations but little actual damage, and other years, like our […]

How do you lead with a broken heart? (2-Minute Message)

August 12, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Better by Association (2-Minute Message)

August 7, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Drinking the bitter cup

August 5, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

I don’t want to go through this. I don’t want this to be my life. I don’t want an addicted child, or an ill spouse, or the stigma of bankruptcy or divorce. I don’t want my plans to fail or my best efforts to come up short. I don’t want to drink a cup of […]

Chris Jackson