SUPERNATURAL SETUPS
What does the Apostle Paul mean when he tells us to “walk in the Spirit?”Is it some otherworldly experience in which a believer gets a …
HOMESICK FOR WHAT?
It’s a sticky feeling of dread. It’s embarrassing. I’m nine years old, old enough to spend the night with a friend, too old to be …
YOU CAN’T GO HOME AGAIN
Nostalgia is powerful. It can wash over us in an unguarded moment, taking us by surprise. Oh, if only we could turn the clock back …
THE WORD VS. THE DANCE
Today I serendipitously landed in a downtown Phoenix theater, watching a matinee dance performance of “A New Beginning”, choreographed by Francis Smith Cohen. Little did …
THOSE WHO REFUSE TO SING
There is an old line in a hymn that goes like this: “Let those refuse to singWho never knew our GodBut children of the heavenly …
I AM THE CAPTAIN OF MY SOUL
Oh, really? How’s that working for you? If you worship what you can understand, all you get back is yourself. Turn inward and make yourself the center …
OUR “NEW NORMAL”
As I opened my eyes early this morning and peered out the window, I noticed something white and feathery floating down. Must be apple blossoms, …
PHONE EVANGELISM
Today an unpleasant task reared its ugly head. I was called upon to tackle a tedious number of phone calls and web interactions with several …
SHAKING OFF SNAKES
You might say it had been a “bad hair” fortnight. Two weeks on the open sea with 274 Roman sailors, their ship driven helplessly by …
UGLY GIRL?
A study in chaos. She catches me by surprise in Macdonald’s as I wait for my ice cream on this hot July day. Wild unruly …