Faith

Angry at God

God isn’t fair. Sometimes we feel that way. We do our very best, everything we know to do, and still it seems it’s not enough. As a young adult, we attend Sunday school faithfully, searching ...

Living in Caesarea

Powerful people like to have their name up in lights. It’s not a 21st century phenomenon, either. World rulers have expressed their vanity in the most public ways possible for thousands of ...

Our Cable-Stayed Faith

We’re like the Golden Gate Bridge. How, some might ask. How can any of humanity, much less the Christian, compare to that magnificent edifice that spans the waters of the Golden Gate Channel and ...

Live in the South, Georgia or Texas. Try Key West. Leave your car outside in the sun, and after only a few years, the paint will begin to fade and chip. We need the sun to survive, but in the worst ...

Fighting Back Against the World

Sometimes we’re the punching bag. A good psychologist will tell us that’s not true. We only feel like we’re the punching bag. There are always others out there with worse situations, and ...

Our Sight Restored

What if we were blind? Would we want to see again? That’s a stupid question, we respond. Of course. Who ...

The Essence of Roses

Roses are a staple in many gardens. Give them enough sun, and they grow prolifically, creating blooms that cover the bush and overwhelm us with sensory delights. We rejoice at the first buds that ...

Higher than the Clouds

Up is good, and down is bad. Right? Oh, sure, we can find good things if we dig in the earth. Fantastic caves, majestic and otherworldly. Diamonds, gold, and oil. Those three alone are some of the ...

Our Fig Leaves of Lies

Fig leaves can grow big. Massively big, the size of a very large serving platter. They’ve also been around a long time. Scientists have dated a fig leaf found embedded in limestone near Glendive, ...

God’s Double Promise

Listen to a child plead for something special. “Pretty please, with a cherry on top.” Wistful eyes and a smile double the deed, making it very hard to say ...

Sucker Punched by Jesus

In May of 2015, former presidential candidate Mitt Romney fought Evander Holyfield, former heavyweight boxing champion, for charity. They hoped to raise more than $1 million for CharityVision, to aid ...

Three Cheers and a Rah, Rah, Rah

We love sports venues. We join the crowd, a gathering of people with similar interests; and we have a common goal, to cheer on our team and support them in their efforts to achieve victory. Success ...

The Sword of the Almighty God

Weapons are frightening. They are meant to be. When they are imposing enough, they become a deterrent. We don’t want them wielded against ...