I got to see my mom last weekend. She usually visits us on Mother’s Day but came a week early this year. She watched David play lacrosse and saw Benjamin and the others from the Class of 2019 be recognized…
Dear Graduates, You will get a lot of these notes over the next few weeks: Make the world a better place.Live life with no regrets.Chase your dreams.Laugh often.Work hard.Love all. It seems like yesterday to your parents when they dropped…
Empty. Jesus was relationally empty. The night before his death, Jesus shared his last meal with his twelve buddies. He looked them in the eye as he broke the bread for the last time. He held back the tears as…
Palm Sunday Majesty and humility. They travel the road to Jerusalem together. God riding a donkey. Odd travelling companions for sure. The story is a big deal. It’s one of the few that all four Gospel authors write about. The…
Labels negate people. I’ve had more than a few labels thrown my way. Some good. Some not-so-much. Fast, fat, smart, unorganized, funny, failure, kind, arrogant – to name a few. There is some truth in all those, but labels are…
In many cultures there is an ancient custom of giving a tenth of each year’s income to some holy use. For Christians to observe the forty days of Lent is to do the same thing with roughly a tenth of…
When somebody is hurting, don’t give them advice or try to fix them. Just be present. Your presence is what you are most qualified to give and your presence is what they need the most. It is better to forgive…
WE have been talking about relationships for the last month at The Water’s Edge. This week’s topic is how have tough conversations. The following are ten phrases that are going to make any conversation more difficult. 1. Don’t take this…