Hell begins with grumbling
“Christianity asserts that we are going to go on forever...Now there are a great many things that wouldn’t be worth bothering about if I was…
The mother of giants.
Humility is the mother of giants. One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak. If a man would make his…
My dear Lucy,
Jesus famously commends the faith of children: At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of…
Pastor, be grateful for the people.
I serve a wonderful congregation. Every Sunday I stand on the platform and sing with them face to face. My heart brims with gratitude. Twelve…
We Need Beauty.
"The role of beauty for human happiness is not restricted to those moments in which one is consciously looking at beautiful things. Beauty is active…
‘Perennial note of surprise’
I wrote here asking the question: Would you invite Jesus Christ to your birthday party? The question reveals some of our gut-level impressions of who…
Year end, 2020
Thanks to all of you who have been following this blog. It was born in July as an experiment to address several felt needs: To…