Playing Lego
My eight-year-old son Jacob loves to play Lego. Whenever we buy him a new set, he always builds that set precisely to the specifications. However, I would rather have him…
What then?
It must be said that there are time when we actually win—when our desires match up with God’s desires, and we get what we want and so does he. Sometimes…
He Scores, You Win
In football, you block for the runner. He scores. You win. In racing, you box and trap for the lead car. He crosses the finish line first. You win. In…
You Win Even When You Lose
Our church is artistic. It comes out in the decor, in the aesthetics, in the choices we make about music and presentation and style. Everyone who walks in the door…
Nobody’s Compatible
Last month I had a couple come to me at the church for marriage counseling. Though I’m not a professional counselor, I do meet with couples from time to time…
God’s Wants
Our culture simply cannot see the sense in following God: Let’s not wait for a solid relationship to grow. Let’s have sex now! Why get married? Let’s just live together….
Kinds of Victory
In the 1997 film Life is Beautiful, we are introduced to Jewish father Guido Orefice and his son Giosue. They have been separated from Dora, Guido’s wife and Giosue’s mother,…
Foothold
Every time evil doesn’t get a foothold in our lives, we win. Sometimes bad things happen to us, and we are hurt or betrayed or savaged by life. But there…
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