Shake the Dust Off Your Feet

Shake the Dust Off Your Feet

As Jesus continues to prepare His twelve Apostles for the mission He is sending them on, He gives them some unusual instructions regarding lodging in each city that they will visit. Rather than make arrangements to stay at an inn (and since they’re also told to not...
The Happiest Place on Earth

The Happiest Place on Earth

In 2001 and 2002, I worked at the Happiest Place on Earth. Yep, Disneyland California.  It was a pretty great job for a college student. I had a costume. I worked in a place called Fantasyland. On Saturday nights, I got to see a world-class fireworks show and an...
The Smiley Kid

The Smiley Kid

My job as a physical therapist allows me to work with a lot of special needs kids. One particular 6-year-old kid I work with—let’s just call him Otto—has a condition that ensures he will never be able to walk, talk, transfer himself, toilet himself, or use his...
Dear Busy Parent

Dear Busy Parent

Dear Busy Parent, Keeping the kids alive, shuttling them to and from their various activities and schools and daycares, working in order to afford said activities and to survive, taking care of meals and making sure the house is clean and the yard is tidy…there...
Dear Courage

Dear Courage

Today’s article is part of our summer series, “Be of Good Courage.” Dear Courage,  You are always there for me, but it is up to me to let you in.  You have physically shown up when I encountered a scorpion in my home. Do you recall how you...
The Courage to Look Past the Fear

The Courage to Look Past the Fear

Today’s article is part of our summer series, “Be of Good Courage.” I work in a nursing home, often trying to get the residents to walk as part of their physical therapy.  Occasionally, someone will have a heaping overabundance of fear. Fear...