"In Him we live and move and have our being." (Acts 17:28a ESV)Recently, I saw a photograph in which a koala bear clung for dear life to a branch high above the ground. His eyes were squinted tightly shut as if to block out an approaching disaster. The caption read,...
"Be always humble, gentle, and patient. Show your love by being tolerant with one another." (Ephesians 4:2 NIV)On Monday I told the story of how God guided me back into the classroom, by taking us out of the Arizona desert "oven", and placing us into the "freezer" of...
I couldn’t have been more than ten or eleven years old. It was a hot, Summer afternoon and I decided to cool off by taking a swim in the river that ran down the hill from our home. The water was cold and my dog jumped in to splash around with me. After a while I...
By the gate of SingaporeI look at the skyAnd watch the dance of thunderAnd I wonder aloud–Have I seen heaven lose control before?The wet paintings on the wallsBeckon to me with all their mightSo I move closer, gliding on my feetBut the closer I move,The farther their...
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." (Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV 2011)Early in our lives, we may have heard words like "Mother knows best" or "Father knows best"....
On Friday I told the story of how I spent two years with my back turned on my God-given calling to be a teacher. True, it wasn't totally within my control, as my wife was attending university in Tucson, AZ, and I couldn't get a job teaching French. And God is good,...
As the anniversary of 9/11 arrives once again, I recall visiting New York City on Remembrance Day just two months after the tragedy.On other trips, our senses were assaulted by flashing neon lights and the ear-splitting noise of honking taxis. This time, a quiet...