by Kevin Murray | Sep 9, 2020 | Life Lessons, Relationships
“We go off in search of what has from all eternity sought and found us…fishing for minnows while standing on a whale.” – Martin Laird, Into the Silent Land You see, what worries me is that if I go through all these efforts to read good books and seek out...
by Kevin Murray | Aug 13, 2019 | Encouragement, Relationships
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jer 29:11). We insist we were meant to be a world-famous scientist who cures some deadly disease. And yet, somehow, here we...
by Kevin Murray | Nov 16, 2018 | Relationships
The following was first published five years ago. It has been slightly modified to fit the current holiday season… Holidays are intended to be joyful—a time of peace, reflection, and above all, savoring relationships. However, far too often, and after years of...
by Kevin Murray | May 30, 2017 | Challenges, Life Lessons, Relationships
C.S. Lewis once wrote, “My feeling about people in whose conversion I have been allowed to play a part is always mixed with awe and even fear: such as a boy might feel on first being allowed to fire a rifle. The disproportion between his puny finger on the trigger and...
by Kevin Murray | May 19, 2016 | Relationships
I often hear from a wide swath of Christian sources the glorious quote: “Preach the Gospel at all times. If necessary, use words.” Most often it is attributed to St. Francis of Assisi—founder of the Franciscan Order. And when I hear it, it is usually accompanied with...
by Kevin Murray | Dec 8, 2015 | Prayer, Relationships
The other day I had an ordinary experience that was extraordinary. Aren’t they all? The story is a simple one and perhaps not unlike stories you have lived. She said her name was Melinda. I was having coffee with a friend when a downcast and weary...
