How far up do you want to climb?

How far up do you want to climb?

It isn’t feasible to live on the knife-edge of thrill and excitement. Oh sure, I know there are adrenaline junkies, and they look and sound like that’s all they live for but even they must need to replenish their drained resources from time to time. On the other end...
Expanded Horizons

Expanded Horizons

At a recent pastors’ gathering hosted by us, only one pastor (besides myself and Sue) was able to attend. This unusual circumstance became something fascinating. We began by asking him questions and our time together turned into the telling of his story. We learned so...
Mirror, mirror on the wall . . .

Mirror, mirror on the wall . . .

Just like for the disciples, it’s easy for us to hear Jesus’ words and attempt to fit them into our current understanding. Or even to skew his words to make them less challenging. But if we are to be his disciples in our Jerusalem, our Judea, our Samaria, and to the...
A Life Unimagined

A Life Unimagined

In the sublime innocence of the Garden, Adam and Eve passed their days in abundant living, lacking nothing, basking in direct, unimpeded relationship with God Himself. In short, in exquisite alignment with God’s Plan ‘A.’ When Eve encountered this alien thing called...
Surprises in store

Surprises in store

For the next few months there will be a series of achievements ceremonies, each of which will simultaneously introduce a time of major change: high school and college graduations, weddings, and retirements. Each of these is eagerly anticipated as an ending: to...
Have we grown older than He?

Have we grown older than He?

Little children live in a world of wide-eyed wonder, filled with the discovery of colors and textures and sounds and tastes. They are carefree, with just two momentary troubles: their tummies and their diapers, the first, when it’s empty and the second when it’s full....