Brokering Hope in a Barren World
“Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I be sure this will happen? I’m an old man now, and my wife is also well along in years.” Then the angel
“Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I be sure this will happen? I’m an old man now, and my wife is also well along in years.” Then the angel
Funny, how we humans think. We assume we’re the only people in the world who have the kind of psychotic, illogical thoughts we have. We say, “If people could hear
(Several years ago, I posted a series of blogs on the issue of abortion. I am reposting them now in light of the news this week that Roe v. Wade
Do you know how a log catches fire? There is more to it than meets the eye. To get the log to “catch,” it has to be heated to a
When we were in Kentucky, we lived in a little townhouse that had boxwoods on either side of the front door. In our first spring there, we discovered that snakes
If you are someone’s child (any age) but not yet a parent, you should know that your life has messed with your parents’ heads. Assuming your parents are at least
(This post was first published on this site a little more than a year ago. I am reposting today in recognition of Planned Parenthood’s 100th anniversary earlier this month, and
A couple of weeks ago, I stopped by Kroger on my way back from Atlanta on a Sunday afternoon. I’d been sharing with another church so someone else from our
I’m thinking about a first-century gathering. Jesus is at somebody’s house and he is laughing. It is a deep belly laugh. Someone has just said something (maybe about the irony
Jesus is invited into the home of a religious leader for dinner. A woman who evidently has quite a reputation (read “prostitute”) shows up at the house during dinner and
On the most difficult night of my life I stepped out of a house into the street and found myself by a terrible mistake in a car with total strangers.