Essays

The radical middle–a third way

How should we approach the divided, increasingly hostile polarization of our times? Unfortunately, we are not living in times marked by unity, tolerance, and love…

Plausible deniability

Sometimes when I am truly honest, I must admit that the most manipulative, sneaky person I know is me. There is something in the fallen…

A strange melancholy

Have you ever felt a strange melancholy in your soul when things around you were good and your favorable circumstances did not seem to warrant…

Slapped silly

A strange new sporting phenomenon has arisen in recent years wherein two opposing men square off across a table to engage in open-handed slap competitions.…

3 1/2 years earlier

When Jesus made His famous Triumphal Entry into the city of Jerusalem at the beginning of His Passion Week, the people shouted a peculiar phrase.…

Let go–they’re his!

There is a three-fold reminder in Psalm 100:3 that can anchor our souls and strengthen our hope in the areas of our greatest concern. It…

A story-changing word

In some of the final words of our New Testament, the Holy Spirit and the Church, the bride of Christ, join in a tandem affirmation.…