My wife read “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein to my oldest daughter for the first time when she was five. The story is about a tree who keeps giving selflessly to the boy, hence the title. At the end of the story she peered over to my little girl who was crying. Tears flowed [...]

I’ve posted this video before, sorta. This is a different version I stumbled upon while reading Justin Taylor’s blog. Stylistically, I like it better than the old version I put up. More importantly, I’ve found that praying along with the video is really great. Even if you just mutter “Yes You are!” after each line, [...]

Luke 19:41-44 Crying for Taekwondo 3 people like this post. Unlike

LUKE 19 37 … whole crowd … began joyfully to praise God in loud voices … 38 “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” On Palm Sunday… they had palms in their palms singing a new psalm. They shouted Hosanna to the Messiah a fulfillment of Zechariah. But Jesus wasn’t [...]