The great author C.S. Lewis once wrote about a teacher who had brutalized him as a boy. Lewis grew up hating this teacher. Later in life, as he began to mature in his faith, he realized that he had to forgive this man or he would not be able to grow deeper in his relationship […]
Yesterday I spoke about the connection many have found between being generous and deeper happiness. Indeed there are so many ways we can learn to be generous… with our time, our energy, our creativity, our hospitality, and our money. But in light of all that is happening in the world around us, today, I want […]
A few years ago, I noticed that Yale University was offering a 10-week online class called “The Science of Well-Being.” That semester alone, 2.5 million people had enrolled, making it the most popular course in the university’s history. On campus, the course was titled “Psychology and the Good Life,” also known as “The Happiness Course.” […]
Yesterday, I reflected on the healing power in Jesus’ touch, and Ronald Rolheiser’s claim that there is healing power in our touch as well. But if that is true, how is it true? A couple of thoughts come to mind… A friend was telling me recently about a time when her life just seemed to […]
There is a theologian named Ronald Rolheiser, whom I’ve really enjoyed reading. He writes about how in the gospels, many people find healing in Jesus’ touch. In Mark, chapter 4, we read that when Jesus takes Jairus’ daughter by the hand, she stands up and begins to walk. In that same story, we read about […]
Let me say how grateful we are to those who make gifts that enable this ministry to touch so many. Your generous support is a real God-send. In his book, Holy Sweat, Tim Hansel tells a story about a time he and his son Zac were out in the country climbing around on some cliffs. All […]
A woman named Lorna Cade from Calgary tells a story about a time when a magnificent moose was on her property inside the city limits. After two hours of trying to coax it out, the Fish and Wildlife officer shot it with a tranquilizer. The moose took off down the street and eventually collapsed on […]
James Moore once shared a story about something Robert Raines saw early one morning on a drive through the mountains. The colors of fall were illuminated by the early morning sun. The views over the valleys were breathtaking. And then, Raines passed by one of the most beautiful things he had ever seen. Right at […]
In the Gospel of John, Jesus said to his disciples: “I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.” It is fascinating to me to think Jesus spoke these words on the eve of his death, knowing he was headed to the […]
I’ve been reflecting lately on how the Bible is truly a living Word, and how God speaks to us through it differently at different moments in time. Yesterday we looked at one example. Today, let’s take a look at another verse. In the Gospel of John (chapter 15), on the night of his betrayal and […]
