Who reads the last page first?

Who reads the last page first?

Our story, recap: The serpent lied. Adam disobeyed. God declared war. Here we are. (The serpent is still lying. Man is still disobeying. God’s war against lies and disobediences still goes on. And we are still here – in the thick of it.) God loved. Second Adam obeyed....
 May I Have the Envelope, Please?

 May I Have the Envelope, Please?

In a bygone era, one could receive a paper-and-envelope invitation, delivered by one’s mail carrier, directly into one’s mailbox (seriously, this was a thing). They would be for various occasions: birthdays, anniversaries, baby showers, wedding showers, weddings,...
You can’t get there from here

You can’t get there from here

“If I could be any tree in the ground I wanna be a tree where the birds hang around, ‘cause everybody needs to be loved and I’m no exception. I was born to reject rejection. If I could be any bird that I choose, I wanna be a bird with a nest you would use, ‘cause...
To Excited to Sleep!

To Excited to Sleep!

We all know this. After a super intense weekend retreat, after the honeymoon, after the big anniversary celebration, after that long-awaited, once-in-a-lifetime getaway, after graduation, after the retirement – the letdown, the exhaustion, the emptiness, the fading...
There Will Be Fruitcake

There Will Be Fruitcake

Summer’s heat is waning fast. Leaves are flaming and fading and falling. The 2020 calendar on the wall is thinning rapidly. Last Sunday’s date was a pulse-quickening reminder that Christmas is just two months away. In the near-total absence of all things seasonal and...