by Laurie Short | Jun 27, 2013 | Author, Blessing, Dreams, Faith, Grace, Parenting
So I just finished my first real book. Not that the fourteen before were not real, but they were “How to” youth ministry books. Fun ideas, tricks of the trade. How to be a good small group leader. This one was about faith and life. And it took eight months, seventeen...
by Laurie Short | Jun 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Can we talk? I feel like I’m in a bad marriage with United Airlines. I’ve been with them for 25 years, flown 1,245,000 miles, and most of the time it feels like they don’t know I’m alive. In our first years together, they treated me like a queen. On my flight coming...
by Laurie Short | Jun 6, 2013 | Faith, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Stories
Long waits produce the best stories. Perhaps that’s why God includes them as part of his design. Nevertheless, when we’re in the midst of them they can seem never ending. Think of it: when Abraham and Sarah had Isaac, they were 100 and 90 respectively. (Good thing...