Why Teach?

This extended quotation is from Dr. Howard Hendricks in his book Teaching to Change Lives. Years ago I took part in a Sunday school convention at Moody Memorial Church in Chicago. During a lunch break,...

THE JESUS STORYBOOK BIBLE

I’m an English major and I’ve recently been studying the benefits of reading the Bible as literature. That sounds strange, doesn’t it? But we don’t always think of the Bible as...

My Number Ten

My eight year-old son, Jesse, is playing organized basketball for the first time this year. I’ve always loved watching sports and I’m Jesse’s biggest fan, so I knew I would enjoy watching...

Why I Love Aquamarine

Being a teenager is kind of like living in a communist country. Have I mentioned that? Communication within said communist country is severely limited. No messages are allowed in. Few messages are allowed...

On Writing

This is from an essay called “The Intelligent Heart” by Patricia Foster. It was assigned reading in one of my classes. Now I know why. The essay was so bossy, I stopped mid-paragraph and pursued a...

Happy Birthday, Ada Jewel!

Ada looked like this when we started calling her Ada Bean. She was just so cute and round! When she was in preschool her teacher asked her what her full name was and she said, “Ada Bean Jewel...