Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you... (1 Peter 4:12) Sometimes, if they seem open to the idea, I suggest to people that God doesn't ask us to go through the sorts of things He wasn't (isn't?) willing to go through Himself. He became a human being for that very purpose. And He…Read more First World … Formation
Full of Light
My grandmother died a week ago Friday. She was the last of my grandparents to go, the last of her siblings, and it feels, in some ways, the last of her generation (except for many of my hospice patients, of course). I mean, They don't make people like her anymore. Today was her funeral. It…Read more Full of Light
The Like of God
I was loved as a child. I know I was fortunate in this, and I think I even knew it then. I was loved by my family, I mean, which I suspect is the main thing, in childhood. I had a little more trouble at school, though, and somewhere along the way I picked up…Read more The Like of God
Forgive me
How is it that Christians are still so divided along color lines that in almost half a century, a missionary kid like me never heard of the actual "Father of Modern Missions"? Or if I did, it was never in those terms, and I don't remember it?
Going for the Black Belt
At the end of the day, spiritual disciplines are not about results. They are about relationship.
Isaiah 54.2
Some things about me you may already know, and if you don't, you should: For the entire six years of our marriage thus far, Paul and I have lived in a 650 square foot house. It is, according to some people, "adorable," and truly, we have made a good life for ourselves in it. Paul…Read more Isaiah 54.2
