As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth.“Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. Matthew 9:9 From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted withRead the Rest…
There I was, late again. I began to push harder on the accelerator, hoping it would erase my mistakes of morning dawdling and lack of preparedness. But even though the car went faster, I was not going to make it to work on time, not this time, for sure. NoRead the Rest…
I wish you could join me for a church service in the prison I visit regularly. Together we’d experience praise that’s loud and joy that’s overflowing. We’d see worship that’s raw, transparent and vulnerable. An outside guest recently shared his testimony. “I was a stone cold drunk for 20 years.Read the Rest…
“Every time we get dressed we tell the story of the Fall of humanity,” is a statement one of my professors made that has stuck with me (Dr. Glenn Kreider, DTS Fall semester 2011). Because in the Garden of Eden before the Fall, Adam and Eve were naked andRead the Rest…
At the end of October my spindly tomato plants gasped their last breath. The tomatoes’ cracked skins, rot and dark spots told of the ravages from too much rain, cooler temperatures and lessening sunlight. Although they’d be rejects at any produce market, I picked what I could and brought myRead the Rest…
