Avoiding Avoidance
Deathbed advice offers impact which no other advice provides. My father died of cancer sixteen years ago. A few weeks before his death, knowing he …
How can we find significance
Pursuing an Inner Life
The two pictures below show Mt. St. Helens. One was taken on May 17, 1980, and the other was taken several days later. Beneath the calm exterior of a …
Our need for Significance
Many Christians substitute an abstract doctrine for belief. It’s like we’ve read the menu and missed the meal. All the while, beliefs of the heart can …
Reflections on Beliefs
A few years ago, a client of mine visited us for a series of meetings. He asked for a restaurant recommendation, and I suggested The Gandy Dancer, my …
Confessions of a Legalist
When I was in the business world, I used to meet with various executives to provide them with projects updates. During one trip I met with a CFO one …
The Power of Remember
After the evil Witch is killed, in C. S. Lewis’s The Silver Chair, Pulddleglum catches one Earthman who explains what is happening with the rest of …
Hearing God and Making Decisions
I know a man—let’s call him John—who is desperately seeking God for direction. John is about 55 years old. He manages a division that until a few …
Risk 1: The Inescapable Nature of Risk
Risk is an inevitable element of life. We are daily bombarded by the need to make decisions, and many of these decisions involve risk. A few of us are …
These Inward Trials
Christ claimed that he came to set prisoners free, and we believe that we are indeed free. And yet, we live so much of our lives as though we are …
Growing in a heart-sense of His love
Over the past several months, Christ has been giving me a deep heart-sense of His love. This heart-sense of His love is revolutionizing my life, my …
Scars, Glory, Addictions, and Satisfaction
Something inside us generates a deep longing for significance and substance. Yet almost every one of us feels ephemeral, we sense fleetingness, as …
How can we get glory and significance?
Everyone we know is looking for glory, significance and meaning. We are not just casually looking but desperately striving. We rarely admit it, and we …