Opposite View

This is a painting by Sylvia Plimack Mangold. It is in the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. I have been writing a chapter in my book about the filters through which we see ourselves. When I saw this painting, it reminded me how different what we see can be from reality.  When …

Faith and Grace

I wish my faith were perfect all the time. Unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case. When God asks us to step out in faith, sooner or later a challenge will come to that faith. In fact it is the challenges that grow our faith. So we are challenged by the initial stepping out and then …