I Will Crush You!

Enemies. Do you have them? People who actively work against you, who work to destroy you? Maybe they are directly engaged in activities which are opposed to your purposes. Maybe your enemies aren’t so overt? They lurk in the shadows of your awareness, subtly undermining you or withholding their support. You know they’re out there, […]

Even the Creepy Dude Next Door?

“Who is my neighbor?” It’s the question an “expert in the law” asked of Jesus in an attempt to justify some less than neighborly behavior. Jesus answers with the Parable of the Good Samaritan. (check out the story here) I love this passage, as challenging as it remains. I resonate with the call to care […]

As You Lay Dying

As you lay dying, I am invited into your home. You’re anxious about what is to come. You have questions. You have regrets. You’re thinking of loved ones you aren’t ready to say goodbye to. You’re thinking of loved ones who have gone ahead of you and you wonder if you’ll see them again. You’re […]