Adam, Where Are You?
97…98…99…100…Ready or not here I come. We’ve all probably played the childhood game of hide and seek. Trying to remain still and quiet so that we would not be found.…
Category: 2022
The Jesus Way – 1 – Introduction
The setting has been imagined ever since Matthew penned his Gospel. A green Galilean mountainside. A crowd of curious everyday people from Galilee, the Ten Cities, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond…
Christmas 2022 – Love
Love is undoubtedly one of the most confusing words ever coined. Today more than ever. The reason for the confusion is that most don’t really understand it. Is the pinnacle…
A Christmas Fairytale: Meet Sammy
It all began with Christmas. Well, actually, a Christmas tree. Now I know for a fact that there are many kinds of Christmas trees. I don’t mean whether they are…
Christmas 2022 – Purpose and Mission
There’s an old children’s story called “The Prince and the Pauper.” In the Mark Twain story, a prince meets a pauper that shares an uncanny resemblance with him. After sharing…
Christmas 2022 – Peace and Rest
Woven into the tapestry of the Christmas story are moments of nearly perfect peace punctuated with a chaotic flurry. Mary’s calm during Gabriel’s announcement. A pronouncement that would forever stir…
Advent 2022 – Renewed Relationship
It is typical to pull on the many threads of the Christmas story, to look in the stable, follow the shepherds, and wonder at the magi. This year, however, we’re…
The Day After Thanksgiving
The fourth Thursday of November is the United States holiday of Thanksgiving. The origin of the holiday remembers a harvest feast around 1620 between the Pilgrims and members of the…
Whole Armor – The Word of God
Words have power. They can set the course and destinies of nations. Words can bite, tear, flame, and destroy. They can also heal, create joy, and express thanksgiving. But words…
Whole Armor: Salvation
Hats often convey a message. Sometimes that message is written for all to see; other times, it is the style of the hat that speaks. For instance, in my closet…
Whole Armor – Faith
Unless they’re part of an anti-riot squad or an actor, no one carries a shield around with them. And yet, shields of various types and sizes are a part of…
Whole Armor: The Gospel of Peace
Have you ever thought about why we wear shoes? The obvious answer is to protect our feet from various injuries. Anyway, that’s the practical reason. But we also wear them…