Gaining a heart of wisdom
I love living where we can easily drive to a sandy beach or walk near a rocky shoreline. One Sunday this summer, we took a ferry to an island where we worshiped with a community of believers who live there year-round, managing the complexity of ferry schedules for needed trips to the mainland. I wonder… Continue reading The Only Thing that Will Keep You from Drifting
I'm learning a lot about running lately—not because I've been running myself, but because several of my sons have been training for marathons and relays, and I overhear them as they compare notes. It goes without saying that the point of the race is to finish, and, with solid training beforehand and good effort on… Continue reading Remember THIS When You Need to Fight the Drift
The Old Testament books of history read like a slow circling of the drain, a downward spiral of ever-worsening kings, determined to ignore God's prophetic message, delivered in vivid terms by a long succession of articulate and earnest prophets: "Stop doing this to yourselves!" In dark times, any glimmer of light stands out, so when… Continue reading A Glimmer of Light in a Very Dark Time
