Live With Flair

It’s such a temptation to refuse to help students anymore who ask the same questions that you clearly answer on the syllabus. And even after

This morning in my Hannah Whitall Smith devotional, God is Enough, I read the simple and most astonishing statement that because God is enough for

A wise friend reminded me last week about spiritual battle and how the devil (1 Peter 5:8–I’m not making this up) often devises profoundly personal

Walking in freezing wind ranks up there with those things I’d rather not endure. So today, as the winter wind whipped against my home and

As I teach on how to write a personal mission statement and produce stellar professional documents (resume / cover letter), I find that so many

Today, my friend reminds me that when I feel stressed and pushed into rushed decisions, it’s fine to “wait a beat and take a breath.”

Tonight, I’m trying this recipe for Soup and Stories. It’s an African Peanut Stew made from sweet potatoes, natural peanut butter, and kale or collard

I’ve been thinking about dying to self, about the consecrated life, and about what it means to live as “crucified with Christ.” It costs you

The original Italian Mama (who had sadly moved away from our town), returns for a visit. We gather–minus one who was traveling– at a little