Sometimes writing begins long before our fingers touch the keyboard. A 3 a.m. puzzle, an old Everybody Loves Raymond episode, and years of “noodling” ideas made me wonder how much important work happens before anyone can see it.
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Isaiah 44 describes a carpenter who uses part of a tree for firewood and the rest to make a god. Ridiculous? Absolutely. But perhaps we aren't so different when we decide for ourselves who God is and what is true.
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I was standing in a classroom with a group of high school seniors when history interrupted an ordinary Tuesday morning. I didn't know what to do—but God did.
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What if you had a compass that pointed toward what you desire most? Our hearts may reveal more about our treasures—and our worship—than we realize.
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September feels like fall to much of the world, but for teachers, everything is still new. Names, routines, personalities, expectations—and that constant hum of school in the background.
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What happens when the thing you're afraid of losing is actually gone? Job 28 points us toward a different kind of fear—the fear of the Lord that puts every other fear in its proper place.
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What do our fears reveal about the things we value most? A look at desire, fear, idolatry, and what may actually be functioning as our god.
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Sometimes we have a perfectly reasonable plan. We prepare, work hard, and keep trying—but the door still won’t open. Maybe there’s something we aren’t seeing yet.
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Biblical contentment doesn't mean we stop growing, hoping, praying, or pursuing change. We can want tomorrow to be different while living gratefully today.
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The perfect teaching example only works when your students understand it. Sometimes veteran teachers discover that the classroom—and the students sitting in it—aren’t in Kansas anymore.
