A week before Christmas, John and I went to downtown Minneapolis for a Christmas concert. We’d attended our Saturday evening church service, scarfed down a quick dinner, and perhaps pushed the speed limit a bit to get there on time. As we left the parking lot, motivated by our time crunch and the bitter cold…
Stories of Grace and Faith
O Hear the Angel Voices
O Holy Night is one of my favorite Christmas songs. It’s not easy to sing, but it’s beautiful to listen to (when the soloist can hit those high notes). I recently heard the story of its origins and thought I’d share it here on my blog in hopes you find it as interesting as I…
More than Able
The past weekend at our church we sang the song More than Able. If you’ve never heard it, click on the link and listen to it. It’s an encouraging song about remembering what God has already done in our lives and believing for the miraculous things He’s able and will continue to do. I don’t know about you, but…
A Dangerous Prayer
A few weeks ago, I heard New York Times bestselling author Jon Acuff on Bob Goff’s Dream Big podcast. He talked about a prayer that evangelist Billy Graham used to pray every day. Here’s the prayer: “Lord, I will go wherever you want me to go and do whatever you want me to do.” When I heard…
Road Rage or Forgiveness?
If you follow me on Facebook, you might suspect I have an issue with road rage. I do tend to complain sometimes about other drivers and their habits. I’ve never really considered it to be road rage because I don’t chase other drivers down or even shoot them dirty looks when they annoy me. But…