Not their weapons!

Not their weapons!

Wars, both past and present, have employed it, or at least convened to discuss it. The ‘it’ I’m referring to is a ceasefire. I’d like to propose, to all who are currently ‘firing,’ that we engage in a 24-hour ceasefire. The ‘firing’ I’m thinking of is the unusual...
Clothed From On High

Clothed From On High

We’re probably all familiar with the story of the Emperor who had an ego/wardrobe problem. His subjects were mostly pre-convinced of the beauty of his new, exotic raiment and therefore unwilling to admit to the scandalous truth of his bared ‘royalty.’ The oohs and...
Not their weapons!

Beta Reporting

This is a hot-off-the-press, largely extemporaneous (read: stream of consciousness) report of the Vineyard USA Eastern Region Conference which just concluded yesterday in South Hackensack, New Jersey. The theme of our three days together was: Navigating our Culture....
… gonna lay down my burdens…

… gonna lay down my burdens…

Dr. James Dobson was once heard to say: ‘Children are the best receivers of information, and the worst interpreters of information.’ That means that little ones hear well and eagerly, but they have to process the information heard through the lens of their as-yet,...
Suitcases packed? CHECK  Passport in hand? CHECK

Suitcases packed? CHECK Passport in hand? CHECK

In the north where I grew up, winter was an extended season, frequently blowing and snowing well in advance of its December 21 admissible date and over-staying its dubious welcome equally far past the mandated March 21 expiration date. The cumulative effect of this...