Two Cups and A Proposal

Two Cups and A Proposal

     It is the 14th of Nisan 30 A.D. when Jesus, His disciples and Jews from everywhere gather in Jerusalem to celebrate Passover.  It is a festive meal to remember God’s miraculous deliverance of the Hebrews from the mighty burdensome hand...
Anybody know what time it is?

Anybody know what time it is?

It’s now been seven days since the disciples watched as Jesus abruptly stopped talking, glanced upward as if hearing someone call his name, grinned happily, lifted his hands like a small child wanting to be picked up, and was raised up into the sky, into a cloud, then...
The glory of parking spots

The glory of parking spots

I’ve had a wake-up call. I didn’t even know I was asleep to this, but, reflecting a bit, I see that culture has invaded my thinking in subtle ways, under-the-radar ways. We talk about the ‘me first’ phenomenon but I thought that was a generation after me. But no. For...
Capture the Moment

Capture the Moment

All Christians across the US have been given a moment this week. It’s a humbling, and challenging, opportunity to show the entire country what it means to follow Jesus, to show that we subordinate political affiliations to our affiliation to Jesus and his Kingdom....
Will it be noisy?

Will it be noisy?

Human beings love to be wowed, to be awestruck, to be rendered speechless, to be overcome by magnitude, precision, dexterity, creativity, sportsmanship, as in a fireworks display, a finely built piece of machinery, artisanship, athleticism, musicianship, wordsmithing....