There is down time and then, there is down time. Continue reading

  This Day! For the most part, Christmas is past. The season continues, even on the Christian calendar, the lights are still up, and the malls still resound with carols, but something has passed of the wonder, excitement, and joy.… Continue reading

  Position in which a Jewish kohen places his hands and fingers during the Priestly Blessing    Mozaic in Synagoge of Enschede, Netherlands- The mosaic text reads "בשמאלה עשר וכבוד"- "in her left hand riches and honor"  from  Proverbs 3:16   Blessing, my… Continue reading

  Pain is information. There are four ways pain informs us: 1. We are informed that we are alive and have the capacity to feel. 2. We are informed that something is possibly wrong and needs to be addressed. 3.… Continue reading

Peering eyes barely opened, recognized his mother from a bed of straw. He squirmed, tentatively exploring his world, not knowing it would so soon reject him or that for it, he would lay down his life. Yet to discover what… Continue reading

There is a deep urge for redemption and yearning for deliverance that burns within the bosom of a captive people. Continue reading

Because of that ever-present possibility of meeting God in the passages of time, we peek around the corner of every new day and every new year with anticipatory wonder. Continue reading

To be eligible for great grace, we must know how great our need is. Continue reading