Theology According to a House Plant
I potted a new plant in my office this morning. A cutting from a friend’s thriving houseplant...
Category: Devotionals
An Unusual Blessing
Global serving trips are supposed to be good things, and they are, but my last trip didn’t feel that way at first.
The Story
In J. R. R. Tolkien’s work, The Lord of the Rings; The Two Towers, there comes a time in the tale when two of the protagonists, Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee...
Nothing. Not Even That.
Nothing? Yup, that’s right. NOTHING can separate us from God’s love through Jesus.
Et Tu Brute?
Have you ever been betrayed by a close friend?
Oh, Brother(s)!
Oh, Brother! This is a versatile idiom that we can use regularly either to express great emotion, annoyance, excitement, or surprise.
Forgive and…
The home I grew up in was not always a happy one. Often, it was a harmful one.
Belonging is Better than Blessing
For more than a year, I wrestled with God.
When Someone Turns on You
A friend turned on me several years ago. I still don’t know exactly what happened, but the scene is etched in my soul.