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...
The Approach of Easter

The Approach of Easter

In his very punchy book (which I thoroughly enjoyed), Dirty Glory, pp. 54-57, Pete Greig wrote about the tendency to stray from the central truth of Christianity and in his inimitable style, he expressed it like this: The vision is Jesus. Dangerously,...
WITH OUT

WITH OUT

There is no heartache without a home, no decision without a door; no destiny without discipline, no worship without awe. There is no courtyard without secrets, no window without a view, no smoke without fire of a story that is not true. There is no reward without...
Glorified Joy

Glorified Joy

It’s the feeling you get when ‘it’ is over. You know, that college thesis, military boot camp, that restrictive diet, that house move, the big dentist appointment, etc. Anxiety floats away. Suddenly, we feel alive again, the sun is shining brighter, the grass is...
The Graduating Class

The Graduating Class

A high school teacher arrives at a new school for the first day of classes. He preps his classroom with subject essentials and waits for the arrival of his students. He notices with interest the posture, facial expression, the choosing of seats and whether any of his...