It’s Ok to Fail

Stubborn tears streaked down his 7-year-old cheeks. Determination to do as well as his brother at snowboarding had lead to frustration and anger coming out sideways through tears when he couldn’t quite measure up—at least not in his own eyes. As I locked eyes with my...

Perfectly Flawed

“The more we understand that our identity in Christ is continually secure and that no misstep, rejection or judgment could ever change that, the more liberated we become from the opinions of others. As the gap increases between God’s opinions and others’ opinions, we...

Falling Forward

This past week my good friend and fellow writer and I have been planning for a meeting where we would be giving the main session information. Feeling confident that we could handle the presentation, we set out to create an agenda. And then the questions and comments...