Dear Mr. Policeman
Dear Mr. Policeman,
As a young man, full of arrogance and fanciful illusions of my worldly knowledge and self-importance, I behaved as I chose, because I could.
I pushed the limits, experimented and broke laws, and had plenty of company in doing so. In our self-delusion we thought it cool to deride and despise men and . . .
Permission to Gather ... to Go
You Have Healed
You have healed,
lest Your promise would never
have been spoken.
My belief in the promise
does not create it.
Your promise itself
is evidence that it is done,
and awaiting my trust.
You have taken that vile curse
into Yourself -
drinking it dry of its poison - vanquished, all,
in . . .
Best News Ever!
The Blame Game
Who are the greatest sinners? The Chinese people? The news media? Are the politicians more evil than regular folks? How 'bout those who die from the virus? Are they worse sinners than rest of us? Do they deserve what they get?
Just like today, tragic news stories swirled back when Jesus' walked the earth accompanied by . . .
Conquering Context
Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.
He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of . . .