In the Middle Between Disappointment and Despair “Are you the One to come, or should we look for another?” -John the Baptist- (Luke 7:19) There he sat. Imprisoned in Herod’s cruel confines, John waited with uncertainty. Who knew with…
A Piece of the Puzzle There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through Him. He was not the light, but came to bear witnessabout…
New Year’s Goal It’s a New Year: fresh starts; new beginnings. I like this CS Lewis quote as I sit on the fringe of 2025: “The past is frozen and no longer flows, and the present is ALL LIT…
Between Two Advents In the past week, I attended two different Celebrations of Life for two friends via Zoom. Both were lovely, God-honoring ceremonies. Both women had committed their lives to serving their Lord in another country – one…
Living in the Waiting Over last summer, we lost a friend who’d been battling a terminal illness for over four years. In spite of the illness, our friend never lost his sense of humor, his “knack” for interminable teasing,…
What’s In Your Name? Shakespeare is known for a lot of well-crafted prose, but this line is probably the most familiar to us all. He simply meant that any old label will do to distinguish one thing from another. …
A Miracle of Mercy “Thus the Lord has done for me and looked upon me to take my reproach among the people (Luke 1:25),” Elizabeth – mother of John the Baptist. Zechariah and Elizabeth prayed for children, longed for…
Lessons Learned and Stories from the Journey I interrupt my current blog series (pulling from the life of John the Baptist) to share a bit of an update on my last “journey with Jesus.” I made it home from…
Finding Our Purpose in Insecurity True confession. It is my natural tendency to live and battle insecurity. I can do fake-confidence fairly well, but inside is another story. The good news is that when we recognize something that is…
Odd for God? When you think of OT prophets – men like Isaiah, Jeremiah, Hosea, Jonah, Elijah – what words come to mind to describe them? I’ve asked around this week, while in Malta, where I’m preparing to share…