Hope for a Recovering Pharisee

Hope for a Recovering Pharisee

It’s clear. There’s no use denying it any longer. At my house I am a Pharisee. True confession. I prefer and prioritize order and neatness and breathable-ness. All external. All the things that are pleasing to the eye (well, my eye at least), but not needed for...
Still listening/listening still

Still listening/listening still

Pity our beleaguered souls! For optimal health they need both rest and focus: rest from calendar overload, rest from information overload, rest from responsibility overload, rest from future-angst overload. And focus on whole life: life in Jesus, life in the Word,...
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...
Can’t hold it in!

Can’t hold it in!

We know when we’ve had our fill after a big meal. We know when we’ve had our fill of fresh air after a long hike. We know when we’ve had our fill of a long, boring sermon. Surprisingly, we don’t always recognize when we’ve received our fill of peace or joy. That...
More than your greatest request

More than your greatest request

Spoiler alert: The following is another flight of PD imagination. I often like to try to fill in Scripture’s ‘silent gaps,’ those so-intriguing times when a ton of movie-worthy things are happening, but which are not recorded for us. So… As the young and...