Casting Out Nines

I went to school a long time ago. It was before computers, or cell phones, or calculators. Wendell and I actually took out a bank loan to buy his first calculator for college in the 1970’s. It cost $300, and you can buy a similar model for five bucks at WalMart...

Things I love about March

Besides the fact that two of our children were born in March, I also love Missions Conference. We host it every year, the first week in March, and it fills our little corner of the world with people from lots of cities, states, and nations. Of course, that is kind of...

Another Kind of Victory

This is one of my favorite basketball games of all time. We got creamed on the court. But we had a great victory in the stands. I was preoccupied for most of the game by keeping my eye on #10, who happens to be my third-born grandson. He is an energetic player who...

And So We Wait

I think people who love God make good writers. For all the obvious reasons, of course. But I wasn’t thinking about being messengers for real world peace or ambassadors of reconciliation. I was just thinking of this: We are very good at waiting. We’ve been...

Traveling Mercies

Here is a confession: I am 54 years old, and until this week I had never traveled more than three hours away from home on my own. In this era when business women fly from coast to coast every week, I realize that is unusual. So, I felt like flying to Denver on my own...

Max Lucado and Me

Last night I had the amazing privilege of hearing Max Lucado speak at the Writing for the Soul Conference. He did not disappoint. Occasionally, I’ve heard a favorite author speak and been sorely let down because all they did was retell stories from their books....