Daniel the Dreamer

Daniel the Dreamer

The Son of Man meets the Ancient of Days A century or so on and Isaiah’s prophecies must have seemed like a distant dream: Jerusalem had been toppled and the people of God are in Babylonian exile. Daniel, at the time of King Belshazzar, has an apocalyptic dream. A...
Kingdom workings

Kingdom workings

Sometimes I daydream that, in 2000 years of church history, we should have perfected this thing of being Christians, should have all the essentials buttoned up, no major issues left, all of us living in near perfect unity, the Gospel penetrating the very last areas of...
An amazing before and after

An amazing before and after

Just one glance at my over-stuffed bookshelves will reveal that I love to read. And my favorite genre is historical fiction. It’s like a history lesson made palatable (thus readable) with the addition of stories of fictional people and relationships slotted in between...
Lesson # 2,000 and something

Lesson # 2,000 and something

As John opens his telling of the Good News of Jesus, he simultaneously connects and separates the Old and New, the ‘what was,’ and the ‘what is.’ He deftly acknowledges Moses’ critical role in Jewish history while shining a spotlight on the Person and Mission of...
Feet up, no agenda

Feet up, no agenda

We live in a world moving not just at high speed, but at top speed, and which is ever pushing those boundaries. We jet to the four corners of the earth. We now demand live, global reporting. Five minutes ago is ancient history. Fast food outlets must produce their...