Essays

How quickly do you sink?

I discovered an unattractive feature about myself the other day: my issues (and I have plenty of them) tend to run together. Do yours? I noticed…

Are you burning wick or oil?

Well, I went and did it again…I fell off the wagon…had a relapse…went back to my old ways. I would probably be more discouraged with…

The insomniac

In 1 Timothy 2:1-2, Paul urges us to pray for “kings and all who are in authority” so they can lead tranquil lives of godliness…

Kidney stones

I figured out how to not have to wait long in the lobby of the Emergency Room. Show up with kidney stones. Last week I went…

The DMV

When was the last time you made a trip to the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles)? Did you love it? What adjectives would you use…

Playing your note

  “When I teach, I feel like me.”  Do you remember that quote from the Hillary Swank movie, Freedom Writers? In a dramatic scene wherein…

Lava Girls

When is the last time you did something for the very first time? I keep thinking about this question during our Lava Girl practices (the…

Yesterday ended at midnight

Write it down. Tape it to your bathroom mirror (or write it in lipstick as Jessica has been known to do). “Yesterday ended at midnight.”…

Living with dysfunction

“Take away the stone.” “But, Lord, by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.” “Did I not tell…

Fully Present

Modern society has upset the rhythm of life” (at least that’s what Dr. David L. McKenna former President of Asbury Theological Seminary, said). Do you…