Let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ ~ Matthew 5:37 I’ve been doing some thinking this week about the difference between a “wish” and an “intention.” We use the term, “wish” a lot. “I wish I had a million bucks; I wish I could lose weight; I wish I had an iPhone XS Max; I wish it were warmer outside…” We wish for lots of things. A wish is kind of a vague hope or a nice thought. It’s…
“And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 I imagine there are many within our community who are beginning to sweat. The government shutdown has entered its twenty-fifth day with no end in sight. For large swaths of the federal government, “essential” workers labor without pay while those deemed “non-essential” are furloughed. Wherever you fall on the political spectrum, I think that we can all agree that the…
“And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message,so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ…”Colossians 4:3 On Saturday, my daughter Amanda and I were down in D.C. at Children’s Hospital visiting a family friend. After the visit, I wanted to take her to a Jamaican takeout place on N. Capitol St. NW. It’s a little storefront restaurant with no seating and an order counter about the size of a shoebox. We found parking…