Do you like silence? I bet many of us don’t do particularly well with extended silence. We can get uncomfortable and often feel the need to fill that space.God likes when we are quiet. When we are silent. When we leave room for him to speak to us.The season of Lent is a time for us to focus on those parts of our lives that may need to be changed or omitted (like unhealthy habits). It’s a time when...  Read More

In C.S. Lewis’ work Mere Christianity, he uses a word that we don’t often use in modern English yet is often heard in Christian circles: “beget.” He says, “To beget is to become the father of, to create is to make. And the difference is this. When you beget, you beget something of the same kind as yourself. A man begets human babies, a beaver begets little beavers, and a bird begets eggs which tur...  Read More

Pay Attention What is the purpose of a level? It’s a tool filled with a liquid and an air bubble where the bubble's position reveals whether a surface is perfectly “level” or “plumb.” From carpenters to engineers to weekend warriors hanging pictures, we use them to ensure the work is straight (or level). Interestingly, although we may be off a fraction of a degree initially and not notice, we woul...  Read More