Wascally Wabbit

Appa has an underground fence. He can run within a foot or two of the edge, but any further and he gets zapped. Side Note: This is one of the real advantages to raising a dog over children. In addition to the fence collar, we have a remote that will beep or vibrate or shock.. […]

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New Vision

We are about to start a new series on the book of James. Each week a new chapter. James, like the Sermon on the Mount, is daunting. It can feel impossible. Judgmental. But that is not the brother of Jesus’s intent. Instead James hopes to remind us of who we are! There is a beautiful […]

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Good and Evil

I woke up this morning. If I died during my sleep it would have been a tragedy, a “why do bad things happen to good people” moment (whether I deserve the title “good”, folks would say it for Meg and the kids). But that I awoke no one bats an eyes — except to get […]

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21

“Do you do that EVERY day?” Ezekiel asked as he hopped onto the bed I was making. Yep. Now Move. “Why? (not moving) You are just going to mess it up! What a waste of life!” I looked at the bed and realized, he is right. I am just going to get back in and […]

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Definitions

“They were there with love in their heart.” My first reaction was to disagree (disgustedly). But then I realized the statement is true… if you have a different definition of love. Many live by the adage: love your neighbor, hate your enemy. This allows love and hate to exist simultaneously in a heart. You can […]

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