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The Passive Idolatry that Renders Us Silent
Why do we remain silent? Why do Jesus-loving people clam up about deeply held truth? Why are we not talking about all God is, all He does, and the stakes of not choosing Jesus in most conversations? Why do we stay quiet, hoping someone else will speak or hoping our lives will do all the …[ read more ]
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O, Me, Of Little Faith
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 ]
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The Glaring Truth Not A Single One of Us Can Deny
Here’s what’s clear to us in March that may have eluded us in January – each one of us impacts more lives than we ever imagine. A microscopic virus has illustrated that each life touches another and can affect worldwide change. We are viral in scope – no matter how small we feel. The idea …[ read more ]
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Disaster, Disease, and the Dow – Is this the End? It May Be.
Of course, we’re asking the question. I mean, some of us are too sophisticated to ask it aloud. It’s not like this is our first round of natural disasters, viral pandemics, and societal upheaval. Seriously, we survived the sixties, Vietnam, H1N1, 9/11 and it’s not like we’re in the midst of WWI or II. We’re …[ read more ]
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The Truth – It’s Complicated
It was an unpleasant call, but it could have been worse. A friend informed me that someone was posting falsehoods about me on a social media site. Truly unpleasant. As I read the lies, though, it occurred to me what would have been worse is if these tales were true. As dreadful as it is …[ read more ]