Essays

Wood-eating ants

As 2011 winds down I have a New Year’s question to pose to you. If someone were to use your life for a preaching platform,…

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You should see her. Her blue eyes twinkle, her lips part in a mischievous smile, and she turns her body slightly so I can’t quite…

Bloodsuckers

Do you have any bloodsuckers hanging around your life right now? Any people or situations that are constantly swarming you and sucking the life and…

Thankful for the fight!

Do you do the whole “let’s go around the room and share what we’re thankful for” thing on Thanksgiving Day? If you’re like me you…

They’re playing our song!

Don’t you love it when you hear one of your “songs”? You know, those special tunes that move your soul and remind you of your…

The First Goal

There’s something about the first goal that changes everything. It increases swagger, and makes you feel official. This season I’ve had two girls score their…

God in a tank top

I hope this doesn’t sound too irreligious, but sometimes I wish I could see Jesus dressed in something other than His baggy, white robe, and…

Nobel Prizes

“The merchant of death is dead.” Those were the words that greeted Alfred Nobel in 1888 as he read his own obituary in a French…

On fears and vampires

What are the top fears that are fighting against your confidence and faith in this season of your life? Are they fears of rejection? Failure?…