At The Still Point

The Agony by George Herbert invites us to a garden and then a cross to fathom the depths of sin and of love.

Ramparts

A few days before he would lay down his life to deal with the problem of evil, Jesus made the ascent to Jerusalem, not Rome. When he came near and saw the city, he wept over it. The city of peace would reject the Prince of Peace for the preservation of antipathy to any rule but its own.

Days of Waiting, Watching, and Waning?

We, a community of those who confess the lordship of Jesus Christ, met on the Lord’s Day to hear again about the Day of the Lord.

What’s At Stake

Jesus went on to speak in parables about the signs and wonders he expected to see in those entrusted with the gospel of the kingdom before he returned.

Sea Change

Scripture begins by telling an old story and ends by retelling the old story with a new and final outcome. Both narratives involve chaos and creation.

Reentry

“Why are you clinging to God? Here Gagarin flew into space and didn’t see God.”

Surface Readings

Impending doom has been in the news during my entire lifetime.

A Place of Worship

Over a decade the abandoned buildings became covered with graffiti. The cornerstone and crosses, too. The onetime place of worship became an eyesore condemned by the community.