The in-patient hospice where our friend was dying returned him to home care this past week because his pain became more manageable. My wife and I were shocked. Our friend’s son and daughter were with him when we arrived at the...
Read MoreGreat and deep the Spirit’s purpose, hidden now in mystery; Nature bursts with joyful promise, ripe with what is yet to be. In a wealth of rich invention, still the work of art unfolds – barely have we seen, and...
Read MoreGod’s Complete Knowledge and Care Psalm 139:1-24 Thinking through the passage God knows me better than I know myself You have examined me. You see me at all times. You know what I will say before I speak. Your...
Read MoreWilla Rose Johnson, near the conclusion of her summer internship, preached a good sermon at Oakhurst Baptist Church, Decatur, Georgia on August 18, 2013. I can’t remember anything she said in the sermon because the opening...
Read MoreWe are together only to be the church of God in Christ. We are not here by chance, but God through grace is making of us a fellowship to embody and to express the Spirit of Christ. In this fellowship, “there is no longer...
Read MoreMy friend Becky Peterson emailed this story to me October 27, 2008 and I kept it in my inbox until now… Here is the story I read last night that was written by a doctor who worked in South Africa… One night I had...
Read MoreBack when I traveled by plane the first time, you could buy flight insurance in the terminal. A friend from seminary who gave me a ride to the airport bought a policy on me before I boarded. He bought it as a sick joke because...
Read MoreJulie Powell wrote about Julia Child as she cooked her way through Mastering the Art of French Cooking on The Julie/Julia Project blog. The effort got her a book and movie deal. I imagined writing about Karl Barth in a similar...
Read MoreA Canaanite woman who lived near the cities of Tyre and Sidon came to Jesus. “Son of David!” she cried out. “Have mercy on me, sir! My daughter has a demon and is in a terrible condition.” But Jesus did not say a word to her....
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