At the Turn of the Year

Every January of our adult lives we’ve been bombarded with hype about setting goals, accomplishing, winning. There’s nothing wrong with goal setting, planning, and wanting to succeed. It’s healthy to evaluate the past year with an eye to improving. In fact, God has something to say about all this. So let’s compare two very different…

Christmas Disappointment

As I was driven to the graveside service, I remember thinking, “I’ve never been this way before.”  I was sixteen and going to the burial of my mother.  In fact, I had been on this same road countless times.  It was the road to the school where my mother had worked.  But this time, I…