Dear Friends, Scripture tells Christ followers, “We walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Cor 5:7). Yet there are times when heeding the Lord’s call and following his instruction brings us to a place of realistic impossibility, severely challenging our faith. Prominent Bible stories of such circumstances involve impassable bodies of water, both literal and
Dear Friends, Thank you, thank you, to all of you who wrote in response to my poem in last week’s message. I treasure each and every one of those responses and I am so glad my words moved you to write. . . . Patricia and I have found it helpful and cost effective to
Dear Friends, Although I write poetry, I rarely if ever share it because the words come from a place too close to my heart to risk the scrutiny of others. My thoughts and feelings sprawl out and refuse to be stuffed into the strict 5-7-5 syllabic rhythm of classical Haiku or the measured perfection of
Dear Friends, This is the sixth and last message in a series on the Apostle Paul’s Letter to Philemon. . . . One thing more–prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping through your prayers to be restored to you (Phil 22) Paul was far from home when he wrote the letter to
Dear Friends, This is the fourth message in a series on Paul’s Letter to Philemon. . . . Paul said he would guarantee the repayment of Onesimus’ debt to Philemon. So if you consider me your partner, welcome him as you would welcome me. If he has wronged you in any way, or owes anything,