A strange & troubling dream
Antoni Ciseri’s 1871 “Ecce Homo — Behold the Man” I thought of this famous painting this morning when I read Matthew 27. Matthew’s Gospel alone mentions Pilate’s wife telling him to have nothing to do […]
God’s Sovereignty
There is power in the cross … So very much power!
A dear friend recently wrote me: “The cross is the only place safe enough and strong enough for all the questions, regrets, sadness, loss, and pain. But there I know love, which appears to be […]
On the 11th day of Christmas (January 5), my true love gave me … This??
1. Here is the reading for the 11th day of Christmas, January 5th: Matthew 2:16-18 (New International Version, ©2010) 16 When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he […]
The Christ child is on fire!
Robert Southwell (1561-1595) was a Jesuit priest from England who was martyred in 1595. During Advent I like to ponder his poem “The Burning Babe.” It is a strange, extended metaphor in which the baby […]
It is sheer grace or it is nothing at all!
I took this on the Sea of Galilee (July 2010) The most incredible story is found in Luke 5:1-11. Jesus chose Peter to be his disciple, and Peter left his fishing business and followed him. […]
Resolutions for good mental health in 2010
Here are 10 resolutions for good mental health in 2010 … from a lecture given way back in 1976 by a Wheaton College English Literature professor named Clyde Kilby. 1. Once a day I will look […]
The wonder, the mystery of Christmas
Augustine wrote in the 5th century… Oh food and bread of Angels, the Angels are filled by you, but where are you for my sake? In a mean lodging, in a manger. He who rules […]
Two visits, One prayer
Two visits, one prayer… Visit one: “Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the […]
