My word of the year is “fight.” I know. Weird. But I take it from 1 Timothy 6, where Paul tells his young protégé, Timothy, to flee from the teachings of peopleRead More…
04Jan/24
28Dec/23
Let’s Look Ahead to 2025
“Oops, Debbie, you skipped a year.” No, I meant 2025. The long view. On one hand, America in 2025 might look pretty much “status quo” whether led by a breakthrough Republican orRead More…
20Dec/23
Remembering that it happened once…
Remembering that it happened once,We cannot turn away the thought,As we go out, cold, to our barnsToward the long night’s end, that weOurselves are living in the worldIt happened in when itRead More…
13Dec/23
My Christmas List
One of my sisters recently asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I told her “Peace on earth.” A short time later I got a text from her that said, “Peace onRead More…
The “Beautiful” Ways of the World
I’ve been thinking about how different the ways of Jesus are from the ways of the world. Here’s a worldly twist on Matthew 5:3-10. It pretties up Jesus’s “liberal and unworkable” ideas.Read More…
15Nov/23
Equilibrium
I’m in a balance-seeking space. Loved ones are suffering. I carry heavy loads. (Maybe you do too.) I’m too busy. I’m making adjustments. This poem by John O’Donohue speaks to my heart.Read More…
Jesus the Odd
Odd: Differing from what is ordinary, usual, or expected. Jesus said to the host who had invited him, “When you hold a lunch or dinner … invite the poor, the crippled, theRead More…
01Nov/23
Stuck on Hope
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time forRead More…
25Oct/23
Comfort Words
“You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.” “You’re blessed when you’re content with just who you are—noRead More…
18Oct/23
Now
“Life’s a corkscrew that can’t be straightened, a minus that won’t add up.” Ecclesiastes 1:15 (The Message) Sounds like the state of the world right now. Nevertheless, “Blessed are the peacemakers, forRead More…