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Going for Broke
By Faith Wilson Jacob’s life didn’t unfold as he had hoped. In Genesis 32 he is about to reach the victorious culmination of his story–the moment when he reunites in forgiveness with his brother....
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A Stolen Glimpse of Heaven
A Stolen Glimpse of Heaven By Faith Wilson The project was about visual literacy. My professor had given us 10 words and we had to take one photo that represented each word; diffusion, economy,...
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i am risen
A Prayer for Easter Can you see me? I’m helpless here. A clatter of dry bones lying on this sofa. Breathing but dead. Don’t bother to knock. I ain’t getting up any time soon. Just open the door....
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Into the Flood (on dry land)
INTO THE Flood (on dry land) “…and the feet of the priests who bore the ark dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks during the whole time of harvest) that the waters...
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an INSPIRING GENERATION
An INSPIRING GENERATION Thank you so much for your prayers fore me as I spoke at the World Mandate conference at Baylor University. I was in awe of the thousands of American college students who are...
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Its Rare. Its Beautiful. Its the Secret to Living a Brilliant Life
I’ve heard the word a thousand times in a thousand different contexts. It takes many different meanings and nuances. Certain furniture is said to have it. Schools claim to teach it. We hear people...
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The Decision
How We See Changes Everything By Faith Wilson, Guest Contributor I glanced over at the student sitting next to me. Drawing with ease, a perfectly beautiful image was emerging onto her sketch pad....
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Loved Beyond Measure
I opened up a note from Ben, a close friend of mine, who lives in West Africa. His words and reflections from Brennan Manning inspired me so deeply, and spoke so profoundly into this moment of my life....
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Improv as a Way of Life
IMPROV IS CREATIVITY ENERGIZED BY CONSTRAINT By Paul Richardson Winston Churchill was chided for ending a sentence with a preposition. His answer? “That is the sort of arrant pedantry up with which...
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Who is This King that Demands my Life?
Leonidas at Thermopylae By Paul Richardson DO YOU SEE THIS PAINTING? I SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS staring at it when I was a little boy. My dad kept a book about ancient Greece and Rome. From the...
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I Hear Voices in Your Head
Am I nuts? I hear voices. They chatter through the day and worry me awake in the night. They mutter shame and murmer guilt. They invoke my deepest fears. They conjure negative emotions about people I...
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Going for Broke
By Faith Wilson Jacob’s life didn’t unfold as he had hoped. In Genesis 32 he is about to reach the victorious culmination of his story–the moment when he reunites in forgiveness with his brother....
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The Reward of His Sufferings
In this current toxic and noxious political climate, I find my stomach queasy over the political leaders being held up before us, and my heart is yearning for inspiring leaders who walk in humble...
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Forward Culture Shock
The Cambridge Seven, 1885 Culture is strong stuff. It’s always bearing down on us, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We usually don’t realize its shaping effect on our lives until we visit another...
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Drudgery Schmudgery
When I was 22 and newly married, I worked as an essay grader for a standardized test that the State of Texas inflicted upon fourth graders. My job was to evaluate, on a scale from one to five, how well...
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A Killy Bride
When our daughter Ana was four and still living in a delightful princess world, she loved to play dress up. One day she ransacked her dress up box and came out of her room wearing raccoon slippers, a...
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The Hurried Samaritan
I blew past someone in the need the other day on the way to a church meeting. They were on the side of the road with car trouble just ahead of me, obviously in distress, and I was running late. Sorry,...
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Fret Not
When our daughter Naomi was a toddler, and it was time for a family outing, I would often let her play on the front porch until it was time to go. The family would pile into the car and buckle up,...
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Undercover Boss
What was the last novel, TV show or movie that made you cry? John Eldredge says that we should pay attention to when art touches us so deeply that the tears peak out. That’s a big theme in his...
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The Final Smile
There’s a popular television show in Indonesia called Minta Tolong!, which basically means “I need help!” Every week a hidden camera crew sends out a down-trodden person into the streets to ask for...
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