What You’ll Forget in 20 Years

Last week, I was walking to a Pep Rally with some of my students. Seniors. And it hit me – somewhere between my classroom and the basketball court – I was a senior 20 years ago. Yes, I am THAT old. But let me just tell you — these 20 years have gone...

Run, Forest, Run

In this third installment of “What is God’s Will?” posts, I want to talk about running. That’s right: God wants you to run. My sister ran a marathon when she was 19. She trained for months, running her college campus, watching what she ate,...

Don’t Worry.

I just did a Google search on “Worry.” It turned up 504, 000,000 pages. Pages that define worry, pages that diagnose worry, pages that medicate worry, pages that worry about worry. Five hundred and four million! Compare that to searches...

Finding God’s Will, Part One

How do we find God’s will for our lives? I think we can sometimes get so caught up in finding God’s will for the future that we miss doing God’s will today. So I’m going to spend the next few posts discussing some things that I know God wants...

What NOT to Ask a Fourth Grader

I subbed for a friend in church Wednesday night. 4th and 5th graders. No problem, right? Wrong! The first assignment she had planned was “get to know you” questions. I decided to add a few things to the list. Along with name, school, and hobbies, I...

Who Needs Grammar?

I know, I know: “Grammar is boring.” “It’s stupid.” “It makes no sense.” “I’ll never use this in real life.” Yes; sometimes; very true; and oh, yes you will! Like it or not, you need good grammar. Why?...