Ever learned another language? Doing so forces you to confront what you thought you knew about your native language. I remember when I was first learning French and always got confused about where to put the adjectives. But it’s not like that in English, I tried to complain. Apparently it is. I just didn’t know […]
Creative Inspiration
You Hold It All
This year, our church in South Carolina has been using a four-part daily Bible reading plan: Read | Sing | Pray | Ask. I’ve continued with this plan, even after moving across the country, because I love the simplicity and diversity of it. Each day, we read a single chapter, then each week we sing […]
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 […]
Stitch Fix: My Personal Shopper
Just writing that title makes me a little creeped out. I mean, who am I that I would ever have a personal shopper? It’s absolutely ridiculous, I agree. And yet, somehow, I do. And you can, too. Let me explain. One of the side effects of the re-entry process back into the U.S. culture is […]