What’s so new about it?

What’s so new about it?

If I could suggest, instead of becoming the brunt of that tired joke about broken New Year’s resolutions, why not skip that in favor of a new awareness, a new or broader awareness of the immensity of our agency in Jesus? Our agency is described saying: ‘I have the...
The adventure of the next 360

The adventure of the next 360

Here’s one of my many thoughts in these first days of January. I think it’s cool enough to share (feel free to let me know what you think). You know how, in 1 Peter, he exhorts his readers to be “well balanced and always alert, because your enemy, the devil,...
The unwrapped gift

The unwrapped gift

Better than all the gifts under the tree, better than the new car with the huge red bow atop, sitting in the driveway on Christmas morning (who does that, anyway?). Better than the very best news possible, we are the recipients of the supreme gift, the assurance that...
The GIFT is Always Giving

The GIFT is Always Giving

The first time a new mom sees her baby, there is an instant ‘I already know you’ look that passes between them. The mother-child bond has been forged over nine months. The connection has now been completed. The first time a new dad sees his baby, something...
An ending, or fresh beginning?

An ending, or fresh beginning?

I was the kid who loved the start of the school year. New everything – books, supplies, teachers, subjects (some of which were enjoyed while others were . . .) By high school, the sense of community with other students was a great shaping factor of my life. There was...
It’s only just begun!

It’s only just begun!

Christmas began yesterday, (the first of twelve days leading up to Epiphany on January 6). And did you notice? All but essential services were closed. Parking lots empty, roadways all but vacant. Even the clamoring chaos of the stock exchange – silent. Jesus’...