Gracious Children, Gracious Parents
Archery is simple. You have a bow, an arrow, and a target. And sometimes, you only get one shot. This was true for William Tell.
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Robert Smith
Will We Be His Bride?
We were made for great stories. One of my favorite involves a young boy whose grandfather reads him a story when he is sick. It’s a story of love between a farm-boy and a farm-girl. It’s a story of “fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles…” But not too much kissing.
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Marriage as Death and Life
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a pastor, scholar, and spy in Germany in the 1930s and 1940s. He studied at Union Seminary in New York in the early 1930s, and many of his friends there urged him strongly to stay in America to avoid the war that was about to break out in Germany. But Bonhoeffer returned
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Hope of Glory
Spring is a prophet. As each day stretches out longer, we almost believe that the sunshine will last forever.
Rocks Won’t Cry
We live in the constant tension between joy and pain. In this already/not yet tension of the Christian faith, we cry out to Jesus our Savior.
Walk in Wisdom
I spy with my little eye…something valuable in this room. Some have it. Some want it. Some have dreamed about it. But what is it?
Walk in Love, Walk in Light
C.S. Lewis once wrote: “This world is a great sculptor’s shop. We are the statues, and there’s a rumor going around the shop that some of us are someday going to come to life.”
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Pulling Weeds, Planting Seeds
“If he gives me credit for being a plodder, he will describe me justly. Anything beyond that will be too much. I can plod. I can persevere in any definite pursuit. To this I owe everything.” This quotation is from the man known as the father of modern missions: William Carey. Carey and his wife
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Experiencing Christ Together
The invasion of Ukraine remains much on our hearts and minds. It’s heartbreaking: Bombs destroying apartment complexes and homes; civilian casualties (even children); cities surrounded with no power and no water; over 1.5 million have fled the country. In the midst of the chaos, I’ve seen a beautiful picture of the church. On the day
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Gifts for Love and Unity
In ancient Rome, one of the most glorious events was a triumphal procession. It was a lavish parade to celebrate a conquering general, celebrating his service to Rome, to the people, and to his gods. It was a momentous occasion that could last days, and it may only occur once in a lifetime. During the
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