The danger in writing passionately on the subject of tolerance is that you become intolerant of people who are not tolerant. And the danger in writing passionately about love – and how it is not self-seeking, proud, or boastful – is that you end up boasting about knowing and possessing the kind of love that doesn’t boast. So let’s pretend… Read More
This past weekend we had one of those rich, full weekends, where all the events put together made everything seem larger than life. Do you know the kind of weekend I’m talking about? As most of you know, my memoir was published on Amazon.com on Friday. And seriously, I got such an encouraging and enthusiastic response from all of you, I just… Read More
There is no formula for prayer. When Gabriel was 2 1/2 and still wearing diapers, he wandered off from our house in the country to see the cows. By the time we realised he was gone, he was nowhere to be seen. I looked all over the house and the yard, and when I didn’t see him there, I ran… Read More
Hi everybody! It’s great to be back! Although I’m still buzzing. I’ve successfully finished the final edits on my manuscript and sent it off – but I’m not going to be easy until I’ve read the entire thing again in its book layout form because I’m a maniac like that. Why can’t I be a maniac about cleaning my kitchen?… Read More
I don’t know about you, but the last adjective I would have used to describe Jesus was “optimistic.” Nor would I have used its distant cousin – “joyful.” I mean, the shortest verse to appear in the Bible is “He wept.” It’s not “He laughed.” And then there’s this description of him in Isaiah 53: 2b-3 He had no beauty… Read More
This post is based on one of the Basic Principles studies we do in our church – the Word of God. While the Scriptures are standard to the study, the reasoning and commentary (apart from a couple of the analogies) are mine. I would say that most people – Christians and non-Christians – don’t believe that the Bible is the… Read More
