Loving the World
Long ago, before I began to call myself a Christian, I was often mystified by signs and banners at sports events and other public places saying nothing more than John 3:16.* Not knowing many Christians of any kind, let alone those who I later learned might call themselves “evangelical,” I wondered what this strange-looking code […]
Teachers
He was a boy when I last saw him. A grown man sits across from me now, a favor to his worried mother. After we talked and laughed about his past as a rebellious kid in my office. Quick to dispel his mother’s fears, he said that he didn’t need any help. He could go […]
Only Jesus
“Get up,” Jesus said. “Don’t be afraid.” And when they looked, they saw only Jesus.* We are filled, to the brim and overflowing, with so very many endeavors, striving to please and achieve and earn our place, that it is rare to see “only Jesus.” We see our successes, our failures, how much still needs […]
Salt Matters
It’s been really tough getting around these past few weeks. Our city and country have been encased in ice. Storms of snow, sleet, and freezing rain have required us to pitch in to free ourselves from its grip. Salt has helped a lot. In this week’s scriptures*, Jesus speaks into a world not unlike our […]
