Tagged: courage

Lately I’ve been noticing the invisible people in Bible stories. Recently, it was a whole crowd who had previously managed to elude my view. Who were these people? These ones who came out to the wilderness to hear John the Baptist, to repent of their sins, and to be baptized? In all my years reading …[ read more ]

Outside of this blog, I’m not very brave. It bothers me when people don’t like me or misunderstand something I’ve said or disapprove of my opinion. I know I have a high tolerance for pain, but if someone made me sit in an uncomfortable chair in a room with nothing to read or do and …[ read more ]

Some actions are wrong – absolutely wrong. It’s wrong to hail the discovery of “life” on Mars as we celebrate the destruction of human life in the womb. It’s wrong to decry cruelty to pets or the hunting of wild animals and yet stand on the steps of an establishment devoted to ending human life …[ read more ]

What area of your life requires courage? Take a moment to consider that question. The answer will reveal either your enemy or your idols. There are real enemies in the world. Facing them requires courage. We also likely have idols to appease; defying them – demolishing them – also requires courage. We hesitate for fear …[ read more ]

Don’t say “I work with words.”Rather say, “I handle hazardous material so combustible it has destroyed careers and incited revolutions.” Don’t say, “All I can do is write.” Rather say, “All I can do is  create life-infused dispatches from behind enemy lines using the same compound that sparked what the uninformed refer to as the …[ read more ]