Stupid. There’s just no better word for it. I have just never heard of anything so stupid. Imagine this guy. He cuts down a tree to get some logs for his wood-burning fireplace. He starts a fire, enjoys its warmth, even bakes his bread on the coals. But he saves one log and starts carving … More A Lifeless Log from the Backyard
Thousands of years ago, God wrote something for me. He wrote in a language I couldn’t understand. And centuries later, he sent translators. He used terminology and imagery that wouldn’t make sense to my modern eye. And he sent his Spirit along to teach me. Thousands of years ago, God wrote something for me. A … More God Wrote Something For Me
I have never been a skeptic. And what an undeserving grace. When I was a baby, I was told that the Bible was true, and when I was old enough to comprehend such a concept, I believed it. I never thought the Bible was “just man-made.” I never wondered if it was flawed. It never … More Speaking Scripture to Skeptics
How weary a people we have become. With what, we can’t always be sure, for it changes like the wind. For reasons admirable or selfish, our bones tire and our legs grow faint and we struggle to walk. Young though we be, we fall exhausted, and with great frailty and little power or strength to … More When God Grows Weary
This is how I think, this is what I say, and this is what I mean. Should you ever find yourself needing to translate me, I’ve created my very own personal dictionary. Right here. Apply: what to do at the very end, after everything else has been done, and not before; often forgotten; known to happen … More How to Translate Me
Journey of the Word 