I happened to listen to two doctors talking about COVID-19 from their vantage point as physicians and people of faith. In the first interview, Dr. Danny Avula, Director of Public…
Download Audiobook To all the mothers and fathers of young children who are struggling right now, I have a small gift for you—the Reading Small Talk podcast—that I hope might…
My Aunt Jane sent us five masks a few weeks ago (see photo). When the masks came, after we decided who gets which one and did a little modeling, I…
I bought a 9-pack of toilet paper in the grocery store last week. Yes. It was a brand I didn’t recognize, but it was soft toilet paper nonetheless. (Note: I…
Distraction—largely in the form of entertainment and busyness—keeps us from love. (So does fear, and so does injustice, which I’ve been talking about in the podcast. But for today, I’m…
Over the past few years, I’ve become more and more convinced that love is the foundation of all reality. Love is the deepest truth about God, about creation, about humans.…
I mentioned last week that Penny and I have been singing worship songs together lately. It is such a gift to me to turn off the news and sing or…
If you're wondering what to read, listen to, or watch this weekend, I have recommendations for you! Reading Recommendation It’s hard to believe that a rising political star, who also…
In White Picket Fences, I write, The privilege of whiteness and wealth can become a wall against the privilege of being human, loved not for status or performance but simply…
In recent weeks during COVID-19, we have seen acts of extreme and ordinary self-sacrifice. Doctors and nurses are working around the clock and putting themselves in harm’s way. Parents are…
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