The unending in-between

The unending in-between

Today is already Day 38 of the 40 days Jesus spent with his disciples before going home to his Father. The clock is ticking unbeknownst to this excited band of followers who are still getting accustomed to having him back. Even at this late hour, all are eagerly...
From worst to best case scenario 

From worst to best case scenario 

From the disobedience of just one bite of fruit, mankind’s nature suffered an epic disfigurement. That simple act has given rise to millennia upon millennia of wretched, destructive, rebellious living. In an instant, the glory of Creation was smeared with dis-ease. It...
Chosen?

Chosen?

After listening to Pastor Don’s sermon this week, about Peter’s shame after denying Christ three times, I started contemplating Matthew, chapter one, which gives account of the genealogy of Christ, and some of the Old Testament stories reflected within that lineage....
The end, and then the party can start

The end, and then the party can start

Since April 5, when we celebrated Jesus’ rising from the tomb more alive than ever, I’ve been putting myself in the place of his disciples, mostly his original guys, but those others who followed closely, too. I’ve been struck by how difficult it would be to live...
Freedom, glorious freedom!

Freedom, glorious freedom!

On a balmy summer evening, I was sent across the road and up the long lane to my grandmother’s farmhouse to fetch a bottle of milk. Being about 8 years old, this was a very grown-up responsibility, of which I was proud. Someone got the milk and I left for the return...
Hebrews 4:3 & 9

Hebrews 4:3 & 9

For we who have believed entered that rest as he has said “As I swore in my wrath. They shall never enter my rest” … so then there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works...