We live in an age where information and gratification are a few short keystrokes away. Want to know who that person was that did that thing that one time…? Google it. Feel like a pizza? Order one online – guaranteed delivery to your door in 30 minutes or less. What a time to be alive!...
Read MoreCautionary tales are not my forte, but this is an important one.
It begins on a beautiful summer afternoon, as two people are joined in holy matrimony. Their names are somewhat unimportant, but for the sake of telling this story, let’s call one Frank and the other Shelly...
Read MoreI won’t pretend I know Louise, I won’t even tell you that we’re casual acquaintances. I’ve only met her once, and that one encounter lasted for all of three seconds. But those three seconds left me feeling an indescribable sense of joy. Let me tell you the story...
Read MoreHow do you perceive God? How do you view Him? The answer to that question has no impact or bearing on who God is - He tells us “I AM who I AM”; rather, the answer you give reveals a truth about you...
Read MoreThe heat was murder. Simon was from Cyrene, at the northern tip of Africa, so he was well acquainted with incredibly hot days and nights, but today was something else. The sun’s rays were scorching - he felt as though he were being cooked...
Read MoreThere are some moments in life that reveal a divine spark. Moments that we look back on where something happened that exceeded our wildest dreams and expectations. Moments that feel greater than us, moments that can go on to define us. Some attribute these moments to coincidence or luck...
Read MoreThe church hall was crowded. A sea of faces amassed in muted black. The only color emanated from the tall stained-glass windows lining the ancient walls. Glorious golden light bathed the coffin, closed, at the front: the focus of attention.
Who was in the coffin?...
Read MoreIt’s a Friday afternoon and I’m running late. The waiting room of our General Practice surgery is filled to bursting as I walk out to call my next patient, Brian (not his real name). He sullenly walks down the corridor to my consulting room without lifting his eyes from the carpet below...
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