A Time for What?
The Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes is a head-scratcher. For instance, in Chapter three after the poetic and song-worthy couplets of “for everything there is a season” the writer asks,…
Category: 2019
Love Isn’t Looking for a Fight
A few summers ago, Betty and I took a vacation to the Great Smoky National Park in eastern Tennessee. Part of the charm of this area is its wildlife, especially…
Building UP
There are parts of the Bible we tend to leap over. The lengthy geologies scattered throughout the text, for instance. There are also sections that no longer seem to apply.…
The Frugality of God
Call this one of those “wait, what?!” moments. John 6:1-14 is the familiar account of Jesus feeding the five-thousand-plus crowd with just a few barley loaves and two fish. A…
God’s Redemptive Work – A Fuller Picture
The classic question of Christian Evangelism goes something like this – If you die tonight will you go to heaven or hell? But is that all there is? Are we…
The Blackrock Challenge – A Story of Redemption
Jeremy was caught. For months he had snuck around the village stealing valuables and causing mischief. His latest misadventure involved stealing the Elder’s cherry pie as it cooled on the…
Leaning on Grace
As I look at my personal arc of faith from youth to where I am today, there are some amazing changes. Even a few things I wish my older self…
The Word of the Cross
No one likes to be foolish. Even those times when we do something foolish there is an edge of wisdom behind it. It seems foolish to jump from a perfectly…
The Big Thing Myth
I’m not sure why, but humanity seeks after the “Big Thing.” As far back as the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11) people have sought to create something to prove their…
The Chosen
I was one of those kids often chosen late or last for playground games. You know the drill. Two captains are agreed upon. They take turns building their team from…
Doors
Ever consider the wonder of a doorway? Or wonder about the unknown possibilities every time we walk through one? Most of the time, we may know what and who is…
Check Your Fences
There are many kinds of fences. The ones I’m most familiar with are the taut wire fences we used on the farm. Wire fence comes in rolls. Fence posts, either…