“So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. “ Matthew 20:16 The landowner needed workers. He needed more as the day went on. According to his rights, he recruited throughout the… Continue reading

  Forgiveness is a scandal. Forgiveness is irrational. It is out of balance, disproportionate, beyond our capacity, humanly unjust, and controversial … and very, very real, liberating, and healing. It is always premature and it is always timely God forgives… Continue reading

  The rooster was bound to crow, but not before the roof came down on one man's sense of invincible confidence. Are you perplexed with this progression? Maybe so. Satan made demands. Jesus prayed. He prayed that Simon's faith would… Continue reading

Civility is important to me because of who I am-not because of who anyone else is. I can't force it on anyone. It doesn't mean I don't tell the truth or believe lies. It doesn't mean I approve or pretend… Continue reading

Here is a reflection on quoting and considering in public discourse from a brief Facebook post today: I really do want to be fair, so I am going to examine one or two of my assumptions – yet again. I… Continue reading

Psalm 9:9 – The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. The oppressed are very dear to God. A rabbi once said that God must truly love the poor because He made so many… Continue reading

"Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding."  – Job 38:4 Has God ever asked you a really hard question? It is His turn to ask. Sometimes, the questions are the answers.… Continue reading

    That is the usual outcome when I quarrel with God. " These are the waters of Meribah, where the people of Israel quarreled with the LORD, and through them he showed himself holy." (Numbers 20:13 ESV) Continue reading

  " The unfolding of your words gives light;it imparts understanding to the simple." -Psalm 119:130 (ESV)    Here is how I feel sometimes and was feeling today. That prompted a series of tweets on critical thinking: I've fallen down… Continue reading

    "Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened." - Romans 1:21  This indictment is about what we do with what… Continue reading