Attacked

I've gone to ground for a week or so.  That's not so unusual here, but lately I've been thinking two, three or even four times before posting on Facebook and largely sticking to the occasional photo on Instagram. I even gave Twitter a try for a few days.  It's hard to limit myself to their...

There But For The Grace of God…

I'm a sinner.  I mean, it's human nature.  We sin.  It's what we do.  We try not to, but we're not perfect, so we miss the mark.  Sometimes we miss the mark time after time in the same area and bewail our lack of self control and despair of ever getting it right. And there...

Getting Love Right

So I have this one student. She's a PK (Preacher's Kid).  And lately she's been displaying typical disrespect-for-authority Preacher's-Kid-angst. Now, I too am a PK, although I came to it late enough in life that I avoided a lot of the angst.  So I get it. Lately, though, she has been just over the top. ...

Of Broad Places and Limitless Skies

I was driving through town the other day, listening to worship music and praying as I drove.  It felt familiar and comforting, a reminder of good times in the past. But as I thought about it, I realized that those were terrible times.  Those were the times when I was in anguish.  I worshiped as...

All Things. Even This

I last wrote from the kitchen floor.  I have since gotten up from it. I spent a lot of wee-hour time in prayer that night.  I'd like to think that I'm actually that much of a super-Christian, but in reality the dogs needed to go out at 3 a.m. and I couldn't get back to...