My New Year’s Resolution

Oh, I am no stranger to the New Year’s Resolution, my friend. I know that I made them as a teenager, but the first clear memory I have of making a list was in 1998, in my fourth-floor walk-up in Uji, Japan, where I was serving as a short-term missionary. I was full of...

Why Write?

Why write? There are hundreds of reasons I come up with to not write. Here’s a sampling: No one will read this. This isn’t a real job. There are so many writers who are better than I am. I have other things I should probably focus on. It’s all been said before. I...

How to Let a Dream Die

“If God can do this for me, He can do it for anyone.” “What if you gave up on your dream today, and tomorrow was the day that it came true.” “Never let your dreams die!” You’ve been working so hard – maybe it’s a business, a ministry, a relationship – and you realize...