Where is he, the promised seed? Where is the ram, the great I AM? Where is the priest who will intercede? Where is he, the prophet true? Where is the one, David’s greater Son? Where is the babe who was born this day? Where is he, born the Jewish king? Where is the child, a …
Books and blogs abound with tree metaphors for the Christian life. Yet, both old and new ground needs regular tilling, so whether these six ideas are novel or not, I hope they prove useful. 1. Roots bear fruit. Being rooted in the Gospel leads to the fruit of the Gospel. That’s why Christians need to …
“What’s in a name?” Shakespeare once asked through the voice of Romeo. The same question crossed my mind when I stopped to contemplate the author of “The New Colossus.” The poem is one that comes to mind quite often when I consider the situation of immigrants and refugees around the world and particularly here in …
The Apostle Peter understood what it meant to be saved through the midst of waters (1 Peter 3:20). Follow me on this brief journey below, and you’ll see the saltwater theme of this fisherman from Galilee. Called by Christ from the Sea Peter’s first encounter with the One whose call would change his life began …
“The more a subject matters to you, the harder it is to find a story you want to tell about it. The bar is higher,” Malcolm Gladwell observes at the beginning of his book The Bomber Mafia.* For Gladwell, the high bar story he had in mind centered around bombing campaigns during WWII, a subject …
Everyone knew who she was. She was the grump—and an English professor. Most of them couldn’t recall of what specialty. But she was first and foremost the grump. At every faculty party, she reigned as the food critic who held nothing back except compliments. She was worse than the worst food critic, in fact, for …
Christmastime is one of my favorite seasons to visit my local library. I love bringing home a bag full of books every few weeks full of new Christmas stories to try, gathered from browsing the bookshelves, reading reviews, or asking the librarians for suggestions. Last year my librarians gave me a list of their favorite …
Christmas is the most unusual birthday the world celebrates for many reasons. One reason that became more apparent to me as I studied the Bible this year is Christmas’ connection to the image of Christ as the Lamb of God. My discoveries of this image followed something of a journey, as you’ll see below. The …
Here are seven everyday things I’m thinking about this Thanksgiving. Color—Reading The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Clair this year made me appreciate color. Until recently, the colors I take for granted in clothes and printed materials were not easy or cheap—sometimes even impossible—to manufacture. The discovery of new materials and manufacturing methods …
Chapter One: The Bard Chapter Two: The Mountain Chapter Three: The Cave Chapter Four: The Prophesy Chapter Five: The Nymph Chapter Six: The Quest Homer found himself drawn to the mountainside he had walked once with the son of Troy and his flock. His guide brought him to a grassy outcrop, and Homer sent him away …
