Dialogue with the World: today you have some explaining to do
World, you have some explaining to do! This question needs an answer and I’m done waiting. Why do bad things happen to good people?To strengthen them, World replies. But a person who is dear to me is now very weak.Ah, but you are only looking at what you can see. And you can see more?Not […]
Two forces are at work in the world
“If we are to have a good day, there are certain things that we must do as Christians, and certain things that we must be content to leave undone. Further, there are certain things that we must be prepared to have done to us just because we are Christians. Our text opens with a kind of […]
A Half Truth isn’t …
A half truth isn’t a whole lie. It’s just half of a truth looking for its better half.
Kids are amazing
Kylie is 11 and likes “My Little Ponies.” She tells me their names and describes who they are and what they like to do. She’s trying to decide which one to buy when they go to the mall today, so she rattles off their names: Twilight, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rainbow, Rarity and Pinkie. She has narrowed […]
“Allow God to be …
“Allow God to be as creative and original with other people as He is being with you.” ~ Oswald Chambers
Forward vs Foreword
Got a spelling lesson today. I’d never realized that the front matter of a book, the introductory pitch, written by some famous or inspirational person to get you to read what’s coming, is not a “forward” but a “foreword.” It’s not a ready-set-go. It’s a word that goes before. A preparation for what’s coming. It […]
The wide arc of change
Every generation sees change that needs making. Wrongs that need righting. Laws that need repealing. Injustices that need addressing. The young want to turn things around on a dime, right now. I love that about youth. They want things to be different and they want to be the difference. Age and wisdom teach that change, […]