“Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage – with great patience and careful instruction.” 2 Timothy 4:2 (NIV) “Correct, rebuke, and encourage” — This text popped up in my personal study time and then again in church the same Sunday. When there is a “coincidence” like this,…

Although the book is 20 years old, it is timeless in its core notion that the worlds of “grace” and “ungrace” are distinct. Grace is an unconditional gift from God and is LIKE God in its characteristics — while not condoning sin, still allowing for forgiveness for individuals and opening the way for restitution between…

Well, apparently my nice gas stove has a “Sabbath Mode”! Frustrated by a stove top burner that wouldn’t work, I turned to the instruction manual. (Yes, when all else fails, and only then, read the instruction manual!)  Before finding the solution to my particular problem, I noticed that the stove has a “Sabbath Mode” that…

So funny! I was at the post office this morning buying stamps — trying to swipe my credit card and .  .  .  it was not working. Try again. Nothing.  Meanwhile, the young person behind me helpfully points out that I am trying to swipe along a long groove that is related to the construction…

Paul Kalanithi concludes his gorgeous, heart-breaking book, “When Breath Becomes Air” (Random House, 2016), with these words to his infant daughter as he lies dying: “When you come to one of the many moments in life where you must give an account of yourself, provide a ledger of what you have been, and done, and…

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