Monthly Archives: March 2019

A gift in Christ:  sometimes “the words of a psalm will strike with a physical impact:  tears come to my eyes, and I see myself and my life in a new light.  The moment passes, as it must, but when I feel both regret over my failings and the certitude that they need not define […]

At a conference last Saturday on faith, business, and technology, two older men talked about these days walking slowly with their wives. One meant it literally, as his wife has some mobility issues. The other meant it metaphorically, slowing down from a hectic professional pace. You could sense in both an expression of affection, of […]

One other “chapter” on the conflict or contradiction I mentioned last Tuesday: some weeks back I read, “Oh, Lord, open my lips and my mouth shall show forth thy praise” (Psalm 51:15). I noted:1. What a low point, tired. I can’t praise or even pray, except to depend on God to open my lips.2. What […]

I forget:  there are days when I am so aware of my lowliness, my deficits, the limitations.  Then words remind me.  “God promised to show mercy, …to set us free,…free to worship him without fear, holy and righteous in his sight” (Luke 1).   As low as I am, in Christ I get to be that, […]