Weekly Devotionals and Blogs
Child-Training the Bored and Restless Ones
Dear Keith, my husband and I are both Christians. We are doing our best to teach our two young sons how to treat other people—thinking about other people’s feelings, showing respect and using good manners. They seem so uninterested when we explain these things to...
Stepping into Reality… from Fear
Keith, I am so afraid that my life is not going to turn out well. My closest relationship is in shambles. No one knows this because in my family we were trained not to admit our fears or our failures. But in my heart of hearts my fears have gotten so big that there...
What Makes A Life Meaningful?
I was thinking I’ve had my shot. I’m an old man and all I can do is help a few people find hope and meaning by helping them find sobriety and/or a new life of faith in God. But helping some pretty negative and defiant people in these ways didn’t seem to me to be...
Changes in Our Marriage
Dear Keith, last year at this time my marriage was beautiful. We could tell each other anything, were very much in love, and enjoyed being together and with the children. We realized how good things were and swore we’d always keep them that way. But a year later...
Can God Help with My To-Do List?
Keith, I seem to be constantly overwhelmed with stuff to do! I am busy all day getting things done, but the list of what DIDN’T get done seems always longer than what I did get done! I can hardly go to sleep at night because I worry about how I will ever get caught...
Keeping Up or Keeping On?
Keith, If the church is going to make it in increasingly complex political, social, and economic worlds, don’t you think our first priority to be effective Christian communicators should be to keep up, to learn all we can about the latest advances in these fields? ...
God’s Fire Alarm System
Keith, you have said that it’s better not to run from pain but to embrace it. But I don’t get it. What on earth can be good about pain? You’re sure not alone with that question. Have you noticed how many commercials on television are about ways to quiet our pain? ...
God’s Orchestra
Keith, just wanted to ask you what you think about making New Year’s resolutions. I have tried to live up to the Christian standard, but I never can. So I’m not too optimistic about making any big resolutions for 2011. What’s the point? Where has this idea come...
2010 Christmas Message
Merry Christmas! Wishes for a blessed Christmas come with this note! I tried to write a blog for this week, but couldn’t. Here’s what happened instead. Andrea and I were all set for a quiet Christmas in Austin together since we had been with kids and grandkids for...
