As Christ followers, we love to help others—it makes us feel like a good Christian! However, God tells us He doesn’t look at the outside (our actions). He looks at the heart behind them (1 Sam...
I was fuming. In the hundreds of calls I’d made this year to patients, helping them find resources and manage chronic medical conditions, I was referred one person who challenged me more than...
The apostle John affirms that God’s love for us precedes our love for Him. He demonstrated His love for humanity in very tangible ways throughout the history of Israel, but He did so most fully and...
Peacemaking, before it requires any doing, is about being. It makes sense—we cannot offer nor facilitate what we don’t already have ourselves. In order to bring peace, we need to be someone who...
I’ll never forget when my sons stopped asking, “Are we there yet?” on road trips. Around ages three and five, we were driving to visit my wife’s parents.
Recently I attended a spiritual retreat held at a Jesuit retreat center. The centerpiece of the chapel where we held one of our extended prayer experiences was a beautiful...