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Home Is Where the Heart Is
Lisa is an old friend from the church in Vermont. Her last son was born about the same time as my first. Like a big sister, she guided me through that first perilous year of …
Spiritual Disciplines
thoughts about developing good practices, habits, and disciplines
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Walk by Faith
A lot of people have a habit of sleep walking. If, you’re lucky, in the morning you wonder why your phone is in the fridge or something like that, but for others it is far …
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The Nick of Time
Twas the history before ‘Twas the night before Christmas’: Adam and Eve didn’t have belly-buttons and Santa Claus never celebrated Christmas. Now I know what you’re thinking: Isn’t Santa a myth? Though I was never …
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Mirror Mirror
Recently, I contacted a Christian doctor who we’ve known for some time, interested in a blog post. The direction went completely different than my original idea, but his testimony was very touching. For if anyone …
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Rivalry week
But I brothers could not address you as spiritual people but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ I fed you with milk but not solid food for you were not ready for …
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No Surrender
Some are starting to float the idea that perhaps, Ukraine should cut its losses, and make a deal with Russia. Just give up the Donbass region and they can be at peace again. I won’t …
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Hallowed be thy e’en
Halloween is coming up, we will soon have ghosts, goons, and goblins on our porch demanding goodies. For many, Halloween is a fun time to dabble in what they see as the sillier side of …
A foreboding task
Every one of us has been upset at someone, so I know you’ll identify. Once, I was so angry with someone, I remember as we were driving out of town, and I was thinking, “I …
Where is the green grass anyway?
While driving down country roads you might see a cow sticking his head through the fence surrounding his pen. Why? Because the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Have you …
Before the fall
Pride is at the root of almost every conflict in human history. Consider one of Aesop’s fables: Two roosters fought for supremacy in the farmyard. Finally, one was vanquished and he went and hid himself …