Posted on May 28, 2014
#56: Like a Child
It had been a long day, begun by a troubling phone call that left me rushed to get to work, then several hours filled with unusually difficult, demanding customers. I came home with head aching and shoulders tight…. Read More
Posted on May 21, 2014
#55: On Marriage and Divorce
Tammie called me one summer morning. From her first shaky hello, I knew something was wrong. “Can I come see you?” she asked. “I need to know what the Bible says about divorce.” Later that morning, she explained…. Read More
Posted on May 14, 2014
#54: Words for the Wise
One of Aesop’s fables tells of a donkey and a rooster who were stalked by a hungry lion, desperate for a meal. As the lion began to attack the donkey the rooster crowed loudly, causing the startled lion… Read More
Posted on April 30, 2014
#52: Incidental Greatness
Miss Ivy was a small woman, gray-haired and African-American, with a soft Virginia accent. She worked for many years as hostess in the breakfast room at the Best Western in Colonial Williamsburg. Our family traveled a lot; we’d… Read More
Posted on April 9, 2014
#49: A Feast for Your Soul
Bread. It’s in every country, on every continent, through every era, in some form or other. It’s all through the Bible, from manna (called the “grain of heaven” and “bread of angels” in Psalm 78:24-25), to the Passover’s… Read More
Posted on April 2, 2014
#48: The Beauty of a Cross
At a local jewelry store window, two young women were examining an Easter display of cross necklaces, discussing which was “prettiest.” The people of Jesus’ day would have thought it an odd conversation. To them, there was nothing… Read More
Posted on March 26, 2014
#47: An “Aha!” Moment
One of my favorite things about Bible study is the “Aha!” moment when a new breakthrough comes. When I see a truth I never saw before. When the Holy Spirit lights up a passage that never made sense… Read More
