He’s 44. Married. Father. Stepfather. Blue collar. Business owner. Hard worker. With a crew of three, he’s a professional drywaller. I know a few things more about him. He is good at math and his back often aches, for example. He recently had a birthday that he celebrated after the…
There are ins with design choices these days. There are outs. A cornerstone in ancient building practices? Always an in. The longevity of any structure constructed thousands of years ago depended on this stone for two reasons. One, its position bore the weight of what was gathered to it,…
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of our people, are we being questioned today because we’ve done a good deed for a crippled man? Do you want to know how he was healed? Let me clearly state to all of you and…
Maybe a blip on your screen turns into a full-minute hiccup with a download. Maybe your handheld device freezes during a meeting. Sometimes the slowdown causes a single sigh, and then off you go. Sometimes the stall isn’t related to technology at all. Maybe there’s a sorrow or immobility…
The lame man looked at them eagerly, expecting some money. But Peter said, “I don’t have any silver or gold for you. But I’ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!” —Acts 3:5-6 “He made a face at my apple,”…
His back literally hits a wall. There is no choice here. No option. He slides down until he reaches the floor. Numb, lost, broken, his hands and his forehead meet. There could be tears. There should be crying. But there is neither. The question that put him down…
The doors were locked; but suddenly, as before, Jesus was standing among them. “Peace be with you,” he said. Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don’t be faithless any longer. Believe!” —…
By day, she could push those gruesome images deep down into her stomach. She could somehow control or ignore the worst of it by moving through menial tasks. When she’d close her eyes to sleep however, the heart-wrenching event would come to her in the most horrible way….
