Next assignment, please!

Next assignment, please!

I confess that, apart from the growing collection of candles on my birthday cakes or the septuagenarian face in my mirror every morning, there exists inside, a kid blissfully ignorant of the weighty issues of the world. That youngster is sometimes still ill at ease...
Global neighbors

Global neighbors

I’m struck, in the last several years, by photos from around our ‘global village.’ I’ve been ‘feeling’ the emotions in each, without considering the location where the photo was shot, and I’ve arrived at what I guess is an obvious observation – the emotions are...
The light is shining through

The light is shining through

“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.”  Isaiah 55:8, NLT I’ve read and heard and sermonized on these words more times than I can count. Beautiful words about God’s sovereignty....
Found in the waiting

Found in the waiting

I don’t deal well with pain. For the rare headache, I keep pain pills on hand. For tooth pain, I know a dentist who’ll find a solution. For a cold or the flu, well, there are pills, too.  For nerve pain, a different doctor and a different Rx. For a badly sprained...
The unending in-between

The unending in-between

Today is already Day 38 of the 40 days Jesus spent with his disciples before going home to his Father. The clock is ticking unbeknownst to this excited band of followers who are still getting accustomed to having him back. Even at this late hour, all are eagerly...