September

... like the man who on an arduous journey comes to a certain town of which he has heard before, and stopping for refreshment, realizes...

The following poem, A Small Prayer in a Hard Wind by Christian Wiman, speaks a truth to me. As through a long-abandoned half-standing...

The image holds firm in my heart. When a deep breath in my schedule allows me indulgence, my mind takes me to a simpler, more innocent...

Not too long ago, someone suggested to me there must be a prerequisite condition in someone to receive God’s grace. The statement was not...

The two men stood stoic. Each looked at the other knowing the path the other would choose. Silent, they departed. Years passed. The two...

“ Christianity is certainly not melancholy, it is, on the contrary, glad tidings for the melancholy; to the frivolous, it is certainly...

“Master Doulos, Is the Bible true?” That’s an old question many have asked. What do you mean? “I mean, is it factual?” The simple answer...

Foraging through the house, equally through my mind, I searched for my watch. Where did I put it? I’m sure I left it on the coffee table....

Seeing ourselves as we are is a hard thing to do. But what eyes do we trust most but our own? We are our own rule maker in our own little...

“Wise sage, what is this book you granted me?” “Some say it is a book of wisdom. Others say it is truth. Still, others say it is a...

A favorite writer, Ella Frances Sanders, wrote these words, “ Particles act in a way similar to people in large crowds, as they are...

One recent morning, moving through my daily work routine, the phone rang. In conditioned fashion, I answered. The voice on the other end...

Jordy, standing on this precipice allows us perspective. As we begin our journey to the valley, we must hold this perspective close. And...

The preacher settled in for his first sermon at his last church. He had reached an age when life imparted its truth and he now felt...

“Put that in your pipe and smoke it.” Those words, from my mother, take me to an admission and a time when I knew little. These words...

Today, we live in a world of our own making. While man remains the sole proprietor and determiner of his identity, while he unties God’s...

(Note: The following fictional conversation is based on George MacDonald’s sermon “The temptation in the wilderness.” Quotes from the...

Hey, nice party, isn’t it?  Yes, the veal is excellent. And the band, great band with a middle Eastern vibe. I wonder where he found...

Words lift the burden of meaning and with meaning comes thought and understanding and misnomer, but always perspective. Words are but...

“…And the fear of Me is not in you” (Jeremiah 2:19, NKJV).  So, I thought. And, in the maze of my mind, something occurred to me,...