“Do you want to go out to eat or have dinner at home?” I asked Lynne. She replied, “Yes.” Apparently, guys aren’t the only ones not paying attention to their spouse. I was a little confused, so I had to clarify that it was an “either/or” question. We ended up going out to eat (it…
“A-h-h-h-h! It feels so good to get this pack off my back,” I whined as I eased down to the ground. “At least it’s not raining,” someone offered. It was late 1970, and we were operating in the Que Son Mountains in South Vietnam. The monsoon season was raging, and to be resupplied, we had…
From the book: “Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community” by Brett McCracken “Because believers are so conditioned by comfort-idolatry and personal-preference individualism that is the twenty-first-century air they breathe, worship can be a struggle.” (p. 145) We are so used to and spoiled by the Burger King approach to life: “Have it your…
