No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us. —1 John 4:12 An amazing professional who is very, very close to my children and me is in the final weeks of her…
From absolutely nothing came absolutely everything that we see, touch, and taste. From the depths of emptiness, God is still creating a vast, ever-expanding universe. Putting it mildly, that is some imagination. If we, children of God, are built in the image of God, then the imagination gene…
Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything. —1 John 3:20 A great misdemeanor occurred. Someone left the door to the refrigerator in the workroom ajar on the Friday afternoon of the three-day weekend and yep, come Tuesday morning, someone’s something on…
Topnotch movie productions hire body doubles for their blockbuster stars. This makes sense if the film is action packed, but paying someone for their hands on film or in photographs? Yep. This is still a “huh” for me. But it’s true. There are professional hand models out there. We…
“Do you have anything here to eat? They gave him a piece of broiled fish and he ate it was they watched. — Luke 24:41b-43. One of Jesus’ miracles is turning a boy’s lunch into more than enough food for 4,000 or 5,000 people. As the Son of God,…
Denying Jesus isn’t as bad as doubting him. At least that is what has been packaged through the centuries when it comes to Peter, who denies Jesus and Thomas who doubts him. We know the story. Peter’s three denials increase in intensity. First, he gives a simple denial to…
It has been a long enough time that no one can remember when this young woman whom I’ll call Elise said to me what she said. It was moments after the memorial service in the church for her nearest and dearest “bestie,” a twenty-something who had died suddenly…
“Peace be with you,” he said. Again he said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.” — John 20:19c, 21 Peace is a tall order these days. We may have mastered inner peace, or, in reality, we may be mastering…
Dear Covid-19, We’ve never met directly. If we had, I doubt you’d forget me. Why? I think I’d stand out to you because I wouldn’t come in all angry at you at the front end of our conversation. That, in itself, may shock you. It may, in fact, be…
I appreciate protocols to keep hospitalized patients protected. This is why I always call a hospital in advance to see what current safety precautions are in place before I make a visit to pay a pastoral call to someone hospitalized. I called a hospital in advance. We are all…
