A LISTENING EAR II
Listening to the word of God is life giving. As we listen we hear words like these, “For the rain and snow come down from […]
Journals
A LISTENING EAR I
Isaiah, a prophet, says a very comforting thing (at least most of the time it’s comforting), “The Lord has given me a disciple’s tongue, for […]
USING THREE NAMES
I have hesitated on this entry for a long time… but the time has come. It is a very simple issue that must be addressed: […]
REBUILDING THE LORD’S TEMPLE
“On the first day of the sixth month of King Darius’ second year, the Lord’s message came through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of […]
THE DOVE AND THE ANT
An Ant, going to a river to drink, fell in, and was carried along in the stream. A Dove pitied her condition, and threw into […]
TESTIMONY TO INTEGRITY AND TRUTH
Testimony to Integrity and Truth refers to the way many members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) testify or bear witness to their belief that one should live a life […]
STORMING HELL
Jacob Boehme (1575-1624) philosopher and theologian wrote: “Here, now is the right time to wrestle before the divine presence. If you stand firm, if you […]
VANISHING VIRTUE
In the night recently I kept asking for answers to some major social, cultural and religious issues. My questions were things like, ‘Why doesn’t policy […]
RENEWING HEAVEN AND EARTH
N. T. Wright, theologian and author wrote: “In the Western tradition particularly, we Christians have always thought the name of the game was to leave […]
PUSH BUTTONS
When I get up I push off an alarm buttonWhen I start my Cuban Coffee I push the coffee buttonWhen I sit in my recliner […]