Not the Boss of Me

Today, I’m telling depression who is boss over at Gateway of Hope. You might be surprised to learn that the Queen of Optimism was unable to crawl out of bed in the mornings at one stage of her life. Come on over and hear the rest of the story:...

Another Thing About Dreams

When dreams start coming true, life can get scary. You know, Cinderella dreamed all her life about dancing with the handsome prince at the ball. But when the pumpkin coach pulled up at the steps, she must have trembled in her glass slippers for just a moment. Every...

Why Dreaming Isn’t Enough

I’m glad Martin Luther King had a dream. And, I’m glad he didn’t leave it there. Because lots of people are dreamers. We dream about the books we will write, the companies we will build, the trips we will take. But we never do those things. Details...

Some Things Just Don’t Matter

Yesterday, we spent a couple of hours with people from several streams of relationship in our lives. The occasion was a memorial service, which was very sad on this side of eternity. But the reunion with all those folks was wonderful. The interesting thing is that we...

Facing Monday

It’s Monday again, and I’m going to have to wrestle this one to the ground. We have head colds at our house. Nasty little things that make us just sick enough to be uncomfortable but not sick enough to stay home. A definite failing in our culture, if you...