I’ve been pondering Jesus’ interactions with people…. What occurs to me is the diversity of the people with whom He interacted. But not only that, except for His regular criticism of the hypocrisy of religious elites overall, Jesus dealt with individuals as...
One poster in a daily devotional discussion group observed that having grown up in a particular faith tradition, she appreciated the ways in which it had developed her spiritually. “But I was never taught that there was any other kind of faith than...
Recently, I was driving on one of those overcast on-again-off-again rainy days and came upon a scene near the road of a marshy swamp of cypress trees….It was a dreary scene… dark, still, ominous, and hardly inviting. Yet, I saw a beauty in it that I had...
“Why would we rush to defend God to a broken world and not race to defend the image of God in the world’s broken?” – Ann Voscamp, The Broken Way Powerful! I was sitting in court for the second day waiting to give testimony regarding a woman...
Two years ago the Lord directed my attention through several devotionals, sermons, and events to the topic of “pruning” and “wood” over about a three week period. It was so frequent, pointed, and obvious that I could not miss all the references that were piling up...
Wisdom from Sean Dietrich in his social media blog post for January 1, 2018: “This year, it’s okay not to achieve your dreams. It’s okay to come in last place. There is no exit exam for life. No gradebook……….Some people are made for...
