Forever 24

15 (that’s fifteen) years ago last night, I went into labor. But no one believed me. Why? Because it was the night before my birthday, and because I was a week before my due date. No way was I having my first child then. But I was! I was having my first child...

Forgiveness

Forgiveness is possibly the hardest of all the commands God gives us Christians. I prefer the easy stuff like “Do not kill.” I’ve got that. But forgive? Oh, man. That one is hard. I have to be honest here – I can enjoy refusing forgiveness. I can delight stewing...

Are You for Real?

I just got back from our school’s annual high school retreat. All the sessions we had were great. But my favorite was the one where our speaker addressed “pretend Christians.” I loved that talk because it was during a talk like that, at a Christian...

Just Say No

I am a people pleaser. Big time. I want everyone to think I’m great, to invite me to all the parties, and to speak of me fondly when I’m not in the room. There are major problems with that, as you can imagine. One of the biggest problems is that I sometimes have a...

How Does a Book Get Published?

Until a few years ago, I never really thought about how a book goes from someone’s head to a bookstore. I’ve always loved books and bookstores. A lot. In fact, if there were “frequent reader miles” like airlines have “frequent flyer miles,” I would never have to buy a...