"… I rather glory in my infirmities that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” – II Corinthians 12:9 Whatever the thorn in Paul’s flesh was, we have all gained from it. That is because, whether we admit… Continue reading

If it is not love, it is not true and is not of God. It is not just. It is not rational. Radical love that appears irrational defies logic and disarms evil. Even if something is factual, it is not… Continue reading

  1975 – Virginia Tech computer lab. A stack of punched cards 9 inches high or higher is in my hand, each with one statement of code. After waiting in line at midnight, I insert them into the feeder for… Continue reading

We either treat our leaders with blind trust and awe or with disrespect, contempt, and disgust. It is hard to find the middle ground where we honor them, recognize their limitations and humanity, and see them as temporary occupiers of… Continue reading

  In contrast to trust, dependence, reliance and subjugation to human leadership that always dies, even our own leadership with its termination date in the future, God models leadership that lasts. Do you want to leave a legacy? Check out… Continue reading

  What do I see when I look a person in the eye? Jesus saw people with their potential and their pain. He saw through their masks. He looked beyond their labels and arbitrary categories. His eyes were keen in… Continue reading

The great test of how deeply our hearts are submitted to His will may come when we are called upon to love our enemies. Continue reading

  Before the rooster crows, three times thou wilt deny.Three times you'll disavow my name and swear by earth and sky.Three times, not one or two or three,you'll vow we've never metThree times you'll protest, shout, and curse,three times, three… Continue reading

  The day calls.It cries with harsh urgency.It commands and harasses us into submission to get up and going …… yet, where?So …We pause.We wait.We connect and collect.We listen.We lift up our souls.Then we move. " Let me hear in… Continue reading

So… here is Jonathan's inventory … Audacious, if yet, tentative faith in God to save by many or by few.One sword.A friend. That was it and that was enough. What is in your inventory? " Jonathan said to the young… Continue reading