Her Offspring

Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring. Revelation 12:17 Just over a quarter of a century ago, I was wearing Umbro shorts and a T-shirt, kneeling in a field among hundreds of thousands of other teenagers and listening to the voice of a … Read more

Memento

This early into the New Year, we are all still pumped about our workouts, organizing projects, and fabulous new healthy lifestyle choices.  So, I’d just like to take a moment as your friendly juice cleanse buzzkill to say: “Keep death daily before your eyes.”

Happy New Year!

The decorations and trees are down or are soon to be within the week (unless you are liturgically hardcore or just lazy).  We find ourselves in that curious wintertime after-glow (hang-over?) of the holidays. 2019 is here y’all. . .what’s your resolution? I have a love-hate relationship with New Year’s resolutions. I adore coming home … Read more

Not As Planned

Hey, how’s Christmas going? Is yesterday a blur?  Have you had your fill of nog yet?  Wrapping paper still everywhere?  Did anyone ruin Christmas? My family has a running joke that someone always ruins Christmas.  It’s almost a badge of honor.  Almost.  Except when it’s really ruined—like you clog the toilet and it backs up … Read more