I have a lot of things to say yes to, but I have never felt more protective of my no. It would be easy to read the news and feel powerless, butRead More…
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Stories
Regarding fascism, communism, and liberalism (small “l”), author Yuval Noah Harari, in 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, said this. “In 1918 humans were offered three global stories to choose from, in 1968 justRead More…
The Unseen
Here we go, 2025. My word for last year was “fight.” And fight we did. It seems like some of us lost in some ways, but 2 Cor. 4:16a-18 keeps coming toRead More…
25Dec/24
Light
“The Christmas story reminds me of a simple fact that transcends traditions and creeds; each of us has a chance to live as a light in the darkness, right here, right now.Read More…
18Dec/24
Merry…Christmas
Russell Moore, Editor-in-Chief of Christianity Today, recently took a break from his teaching on the Apocalypse in the Book of Revelation to visit the Christmas story. The problem, he writes, “is thatRead More…
Hatching Time
Here’s lookin’ at you, 2025. “Let us hope that what we will see in the next few years will surprise us by being less bad than we fear, and that God mayRead More…
Meeting Some Truths
“The truth was an avalanchean avalanche midsummer,which is to say, it didn’t seem possible,but it happened.And I was buriedbeneath the coldimmense weight of it.Crushed but still breathing–another impossible truth.I know some would like toRead More…
A Prayer
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:where there is hatred, let me sow love;where there is injury, pardon;where there is doubt, faith;where there is despair, hope;where there is darkness, light;where thereRead More…
A Big Shift?
Did you know that two of Jesus’s disciples had opposing ideologies? Matthew was a tax collector (pro-Roman). Simon (Peter) was a Zealot (anti-Roman). They differed in policy (the what) but found commonRead More…
Knowing As Opposed to Not Knowing
I accept the results of the 2024 election. I believe our country has election integrity. Most of our people want Trump. There’s one thing, however, that keeps bothering me. It doesn’t have toRead More…