In that period of time between conception and birth, a man comes to realize the awesome responsibility he has undertaken. If he is wise, he asks many questions, reads books, prays, and thinks more than he has thought for years. Continue reading

Joseph with his father Jacob and brothers in Egypt from Zubdat-al Tawarikh in the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum in Istanbul, dedicated to Sultan Murad III in 1583 “And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of… Continue reading

“…If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed…”   – from Matthew 17:20 How much faith do you have? Is your faith great or small? Is it conditional or absolute? Is it fickle or firm? It is not an… Continue reading

We are all oppressed – even if we are oppressors. We each writhe in agony for someone to intervene in our darkness and bring us into the light. Continue reading

What unknown script is emboldened in the dash between the day of your birth and the day of your death? Continue reading

Is it conceivable that God would be angry at our prayers? Irritated? Perturbed? Cynical? The psalmist thought so and prayed, “O LORD God of hosts, how long will you be angry with your people’s prayers?” (Psalm 80:4 ESV) READ MORE. Continue reading

Should a person always answer his or her critics? It is our impulse. We might feel that silence implies vacillation, lack of courage, or unwillingness to engage. Perhaps, sometimes, it does. At other times, it merely indicates a feeling that… Continue reading

"Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams …For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow." – Langston Hughes   Indeed, we must dream… Continue reading

So Jesus tells Peter than he got it right and he got it from God — but to be careful how he tells it because the gospel must be seen and experienced in order to be fully understood and that… Continue reading

To ask, to seek, to dwell, to gaze, to inquire. I suppose you could mix them up, stir them around, or take them in reverse. You could do them all at once. You could take them in order. It is… Continue reading