And Moses wanted to send his brother 

And Moses wanted to send his brother 

It was not on the radar screen of my life. In fact, it was on the ‘no way’ list of my life. That idea continued blissfully unaltered for 35 years. It was what others did, what others took care of, what others found joy and delight in doing. But not me. Nope. So, God...
The Impossible Become Easy

The Impossible Become Easy

Few words of Scripture cause more heart-stirring than the final ones in Matthew’s Gospel when Jesus tells his disciples to ‘go and make disciples of all the nations.’ And he gives this order based not on the sinless perfection or spiritual maturity of his disciples...
What’s the due date?

What’s the due date?

One thing we all have in common is that we purchase insurance: home, car, health, travel, etc. Other than the premiums we need to keep current, these all represent slightly annoying outlays of cash; that is, until there’s a flood in the house, a car accident, a sudden...
What is Kingdom?

What is Kingdom?

Living by the natural order of another, truer world We have had the poetic insights of David, the propitious prophecies of Isaiah and the dazzling dreams of Daniel. Now, Jesus radically redefines kingdom: a place not defended by armies and patrolled by border guards,...
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...