A Three Word Prayer

As a runner, I find myself praying as the Lord brings people, and situations, to my mind.  Sometimes, through my neighborhood, I will pray for something specific as I run past their house. Like a family who has a child headed off to school for the first time. Or, a fmaily who I know is …

Help Me Understand: How Did This Get In My Shoe? Now What?

Recently, on a training run for the Chicago Marathon, I noticed I was having a strange issue; a pain in my left foot. Ok, not really in the foot, but underneath my foot. For some reason, in the midst of my run, something got into my shoe. How in the world does this happen?! I …

Wrestling Isn’t Rigged

Perhaps you’ve heard the phrase, “Wrestling with God”. Well, let’s just say that I ‘got into the ring’ with the Lord the other day. I pulled into my driveway, and saw my wife , and one of my sons, on their hands and knees in the grass. I knew something wasn’t right. I asked, “Is …