Tagged: confession

Lately I’ve been noticing the invisible people in Bible stories. Recently, it was a whole crowd who had previously managed to elude my view. Who were these people? These ones who came out to the wilderness to hear John the Baptist, to repent of their sins, and to be baptized? In all my years reading …[ read more ]

Ever serve time on a chain gang? I’ll bet you have. I’ll even bet you’ve volunteered to join one. If you’ve never seen one, it was a practice, now mostly abolished, whereby prisoners were chained together in order to do menial labor such as building roads or digging ditches. They were linked to one another …[ read more ]

There’s a secret to boiling a frog. Or so I’m told. You see, at one point in time, someone experimented with methods and learned a vital lesson. If you boil water in a pan and then toss the frog in, he’ll jump right out. Not effective for ending up with a boiled frog dinner because …[ read more ]

I hate getting caught, don’t you? Getting caught doing something wrong rates right up there with one of life’s greatest discomforts, a top ten situation to avoid. But it happens. Not long ago, I stood up a friend for coffee. I let my schedule get out of control and I completely forgot our plans. Not …[ read more ]

Every year around this time in New England, there are reports of homes destroyed by chimney fire. It’s natural that as fires burn in the fireplace through the year, that layer after layer of soot collects inside the chimney stack and if it is not cleaned out, it reaches a dangerous level. This accumulation of …[ read more ]