I’m a sucker for a good t-shirt adoption fundraiser. (If you’ve run one, this is not news to you.) Recently I supported a family who put “Vale La Pena” on the front of the shirt. In English, this translates to “Worth It.” I’m wearing the shirt as I write this. Every time I put it […]
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The Encourager Alarm
Have you ever considered what you’d want written on your tombstone? A bit morbid, yes. But I’ve come across the question a few times. When I pondered it last year, I realized one of the words I wanted to be used to describe me wasn’t something that comes naturally to me—encourager. A few years ago […]
In my way: is God saying slow down?
We’ve all been there. You’re in a hurry to get somewhere and the world’s slowest person is in front of you. Maybe it’s the guy who is non-stop flirting with the checkout girl, the little old lady who can’t seem to reach the gas peddle, or the person with “tummy troubles” in the single-stall bathroom. The […]
What can we do better?
Each week, I walk through the lobby of our church to check on things from the guest perspective. During one of those routine checks, I walked past my boss meeting with some contractors regarding our building expansion project and overheard the foreman ask, “What can we do better?” As I made my way back to […]
Decisions, Decisions
Previously, I wrote about some of the issues I’ve encountered in moving back to the U.S. after a few years spent living abroad. I suggested that any time spent living outside one’s home culture can result in a case of post traumatic stress disorder. One of the symptoms I’ve noticed is a difficulty making decisions. […]