perspectives

  • light giver

    light giver

    It is easy to get caught up in dark moments.  I know I have.  Sometimes you just want to cry and be alone. Lately, free time has been scarce.  Like many people, I have been so busy, perhaps too busy. I have also been contemplating on what to write this week.  Then I [...]

     
  • [reverend fun] just a gag

    [reverend fun] just a gag

    I thought this one was pretty funny. I’m the kind of guy that likes to cut-up just as much as the next guy. And while this made me laugh, it also made me think about how seriously we take our own actions. What do you think about joking around, having [...]

     
  • [god in the yard] rules: the way

    [god in the yard] rules: the way

    Welcome to the world, he says, when I carefully part the branches for him to see. There are only three and so we know. One of the hatchlings did not make it. But this somber knowledge gives way to joy as the babies detect our presence and, mistaking us for [...]

     
  • the designer

    the designer

    Life begins with a single cell. The zygote. A derivative of the Greek word ζυγοῦν, which means “to yoke” or “to join”. That’s what the scientist called the cell the first time they viewed this first stage of life through their 17th century microscopes. Imagine the impact that single moment [...]

     
  • book review: the faithful

    book review: the faithful

    In The Faithful, Reverend Jonathan Weyer meets the church, the paranormal, ritualistic murders and magic head on in a haunting, seductive thriller. The Faithful incorporates elements comparable to the religious intrigue of The Da Vinci Code and dark magic of Harry Potter. Through the eyes of the novel’s main character, [...]

     
  • [epistle of james] chapter 4

    [epistle of james] chapter 4

    Read James 4 (NASB, ESV, MSG) Like any good sermon, James starts out with a glowing introduction; terms like ‘brothers,’ ‘dear brothers,’ and ‘dearly loved brothers,’ dominate every line of thought for the first chapter. Further into the book, however, the terms ‘dear’ and ‘beloved’ are dropped, and the triumphant [...]

     
  • i’m a killer too

    i’m a killer too

    I stand, leaned against the counter tops in the kitchen, and read my Bible as I wait for the coffee maker to emit that last large sputter signaling its finish. I slide my finger along the smooth edges of my Nook, as I read the beautiful poetry of David, in [...]

     
  • [epistle of james] chapter 2

    [epistle of james] chapter 2

    Read James 2 (NASB, ESV, MSG) when i was kid growing up in the church, the ushers to me were like the royal guard. they were the gate keepers and they were definitely intimidating. all except the one who handed out tootsie rolls to the kids. he was awesome! he [...]

     
  • the apartment people

    the apartment people

    Breaking news: The one and only apartment complex in town is getting a new roof. With interest, I noticed this as I stared out my living room window. Two Ford F350 trucks pulled into the parking lot; that is if you could even call it a parking lot. It’s more [...]

     
  • called to be a light

    called to be a light

    Easter is over. Christ is Risen! The darkness of Lent is behind us. It’s time to rejoice and celebrate the Resurrection of our Savior! Or is it? Homelessness continues. Hunger abounds. Natural disasters destroy communities. Poverty cripples societies around the world. Divorce and abuse rips families apart. The day after [...]

     
  • [epistle of james] chapter 1

    [epistle of james] chapter 1

    Read James 1 (NASB, ESV, MSG) OK…so sue me!!! So, I like the little wave machines. You know the ones that I’m talking about. The little rectangular glass enclosures with the blue fluid on the bottom and the clear fluid on top that do nothing other than slowly tilt from [...]

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