The Story of our Lives

The Story of our Lives

I’ve begun reading a new-to-me book, Walk Across America, which relates a young man’s quest to ‘find’ himself and his country in a time of nationwide youthful angst and confusion. With just a backpack and his adventure-loving dog, he set out on a journey of...
Who’s got the plan?

Who’s got the plan?

While I’m not one of them, I’ve heard there are people who map out the trajectory of their lives and then proceed to (try to) make it all happen per the ‘plan.’ For those special individuals, it would be intriguing, years later, to talk with them and find out how that...
Look up, look w-a-a-a-y up!

Look up, look w-a-a-a-y up!

We live in dark times where evil’s erosion is ramping up at a terrifying pace. This, from Paul’s second letter to his spiritual son, Timothy, written circa AD 67: ‘ . . . in the final days the culture of society will become extremely fierce.’  (2 Tim....
Are we there yet?

Are we there yet?

From my younger years, I have (fading) memories of waking up early in the morning, my stomach muscles knotted in anxiety waiting for that day’s dental appointment to be over with (dentistry has improved immensely, and painlessly, since then, Praise God!) Another...
As time goes by

As time goes by

In all the days of his public ministry, Jesus’ focus was the Kingdom. Over and over, he used parables and stories to illustrate it and bring its reality into the present. And it wasn’t just some pretty idea floating around out there somewhere, untouchable,...