Nestled just a few chapters into the fourth book of the larger collection of chapters we call Psalms is a song. But this is song is unlike most others. This is a song for Sabbath. A psalm filled with promises of praise and rest. In the midst of perhaps one of the most emotional and…
As I write this, I am on a camping trip with one of my closest friends and her family. I am so looking forward to the three-day weekend with these precious friends, despite the forecast of lots of rain. Unlikely Friends I first met this friend at a previous church. While I immediately liked her,…
There is no higher desire in a human heart than the longing to be free, and in this case I mean literally. So when I think about Paul writing four of his thirteen letters from prison, I marvel at his ability to be clear of mind, direct, and full of hope and gratitude. Read Ephesians,…
“So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12 ESV) The end of summer brings a new school year with its own challenges. It takes a few weeks to settle back into earlier mornings and earlier bedtimes. As lunch accounts run low and tensions run high, I am…
Jesus answered, “It is he to whom I will give this morsel of bread when I have dipped it.” So when he had dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. Then after he had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly.” (John 13: 26-27…
One summer night, after a meal at our favorite sushi spot, my fortune cookie declared, “A great honor will be bestowed upon you in the next year.” Eight months later, I was offered an opportunity to teach at a local Christian college. By the end of that academic year, I had resigned. The job was…