Strengthening Faith, Love, and Hope
Strengthening Faith, Love, and Hope
Of all people, LeBron James most accurately articulated the essence of the Olympic spirit at the close of our recent 2012 Olympics Games (I’m still a sworn Miami Heat hater though because of my loyalties to our beloved Los Angeles Lakers). After the Dream Team’s gold medal basketball victory over Team Spain, the interviewer said to a beaming LeBron, “Wow, it’s been quite a year…
How many times have you heard someone say, “We need a vacation to recover from our vacation”? How many times have YOU said that? Certainly there are reports of the perfect vacation where the time away exceeded expectations; however, it’s more common to try to cram a year’s worth of fun in to a couple of weeks, and then end up experiencing a mixture of…
Grace Church Summer Reading Program: Lord, Make My Life a Miracle by Ray and Anne Ortlund. Chapters Eight and Nine: “Be a Christian Wife” and “Be a Christian Husband” “I would like him to have kind eyes, a nice laugh, and a fun sense of humor.” “I want him to be sensitive, good with children, and a great communicator.” “I want him to take care of his…
Grace Church Summer Reading Program: Lord, Make My Life a Miracle by Ray and Anne Ortlund. Chapter Seven: “Find your spiritual gift” What is the shape of the grace of God? What color is it? If you were asked to sketch a picture of it, what would your scribblings produce? If you’ve ever asked a child to draw a picture of an abstract item, like love, you’ve…
Grace Church Summer Reading Program: Lord, Make My Life a Miracle by Ray and Anne Ortlund. Chapter Six: “Have a close friend” You need a Sherpa to help you get where you’re going. You remember who the Sherpas are right? They’re a group of Himalaya-dwelling Tibetans that are renowned, among other things, for their expertise in mountain climbing. Sought after for their skill in mountaineering, Sherpas often…