"My dad always taught me to stay focused," the twenty-something contestant on Fox’s "Are You Smarter than a Fifth-Grader," said, as she stopped the play. "$25,000 is enough for me." We’ve driven up Boulder Canyon road into the Colorado mountains and seen mountain climbers hanging from the rock face above us. Jesus "set his face …
Category Archives: Spiritual Formation
Sheepness
“I don’t like to depend on you.” I was complaining to Shepherd Jesus, a few years ago, about my sheepness. That dependence used to feel like a trap. Sheep are independent from birth. They can stand on their own two (oops, I mean, four) feet soon after birth. Sheep are defenseless, though. They …
How to Wrestle with God
My article, Is God's Purpose Worth Your Pain? , on CBN.com attracted a number of comments. One commenter says she was "shocked and intrigued" when she read my statement, "If we wrestle with him until he blesses us…" She asks: "Is it really okay to wrestle with God?" That's a reference to Genesis 32, where …