Don't Hug the Mountain

In his book Waiting: Finding Hope Where God Seems Silent (InterVarsity, 1991), Ben Patterson, a man I treasure as a friend, tells a story from his personal ...

Whose Consistency?

For the most part, the areas in which we expect others to be consistent are those areas in which we have no trouble with being consistent. If certain ...

The Trouble with Conflicting Expectations

Conflicting expectations are like a tight shoe. They begin with a pinch, but if left unattended, they soon become painfully tender to the slightest touch. ...

Speed Kills--The Soul

A generation of Christians reared among push buttons and automatic machines is impatient of slower and less direct methods of reaching their goals. We ...

Struggling with Expectations

People who struggle the most with expectations tend to be driven by gusts of circumstance instead of knowing where they're going.

Happiness Now

People seem to believe that they have an inalienable right to be happy--"I want what I want and I want it now." No one wants to wait for anything ...

Life in the Fast Lane

The problem with

living life in the fast

lane--you get to the

toll booth quicker.

The Lucky Plumber's Son

Executive consultant Richard Hagberg told this story:

The head of one large company recently told me about an incident that occurred as he and his wife ...

When Compassion Is Absent

A priest, a doctor, and an engineer were waiting one morning for a particularly slow group of golfers. The engineer asked, "What's with these guys? We ...