Thank God It’s Friday

Thank God It’s Friday

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here.Author and pastor John Ortberg has playfully imagined how the book of Genesis might read if God approached work the way we so often do: In the beginning, it was nine o’clock, so God had to go to...
Q&A with Glenn

Q&A with Glenn

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. Once a year, instead of posting a “regular” reflection, I have the chance to step back to address some of the questions I hear most often from readers. When you look at the world these days, what...
Don’t Freak Out

Don’t Freak Out

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here.Eight summers ago, my two brothers and I embarked on the trip of a lifetime. Over the course of six days we traveled 100 miles in wooden dories on the turbulent Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.  It was a...
A Sacrifice for Someone Else

A Sacrifice for Someone Else

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here.For most churches, Christmas Eve and Easter Sunday are the two annual high-water marks for attendance. Mother’s Day often comes in third.  It has become an opportunity to celebrate the crucial role...
Taking Care of God’s House

Taking Care of God’s House

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here.In 2008, three former college schoolmates living in San Francisco came up with a novel idea. Since hotel accommodations in the Bay Area were both hard to find and exceedingly expensive, they devised a website that...