Life’s tough, but complaining makes it worse
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle,” John Steinbeck’s “Grapes of Wrath,” and Tom Read more.
My friend showed me an important lesson in spartan focus
Back to my friend Ian… He used his place on the Canadian Olympic team and the connections he made to lay the groundwork for his future as a top level… Read more.
Hurtling downhill to the top of your game
My friend Ian lives near Phoenix, Ariz. He’s a successful guy, providing personal speed and strength training for professional athletes. Ian got to that lofty Read more.
Sometimes it’s the little things that can truly be a blessing
When we were in the midst of our major building refurbishment last summer, my friend Mark Duffy called and asked if Faithbridge would be willing to host an outdoor Read more.
Aim your sights high, not low in the new year
I was recently in Detroit visiting my wife’s family and my brother-in-law, Eric, came up from Columbus. I admire Eric a lot. I’ve known him since 1989 and Read more.
Merry Christmas: The greatest gift is freely given to all, nothing needed in return
One of the things we believe in at Faithbridge, that’s quite different from the Roman Catholic Church of my youth, is the “priesthood of the believer.” The Read more.
Staying in our caves keeps us fixed on our shadows
Nearly 2,500 years ago, Plato devised his great lament about the philosopher’s frustrating plight of knowledge. In the Allegory of the Cave, he spelled out a Read more.
Gratitude can sustain us through life’s trials
“How do you do it?” my friend Marty Griffin asked. “I mean you get after it every day with kids dying, folks overdosing, and people attacking the good work Read more.
Where chasms separate, belonging can seem like a luxury
Faithbridge has been growing. That’s a blessing. I remember lean years when a handful of us met in the great room at the Myers Ridge Community Center on Read more.
Local news can still make an impact on our communities
It was a typically busy day, running about with two of the guys working for the church from one task to another. In our busy-ness, we often miss a lot…… Read more.