Seeing & Hearing
Isaiah told people to open their ears to hear and understand, and to open their eyes to see and perceive.
Jesus and Darmok
I was befuddled the first time that I watched the episode “Darmok” on Star Trek: The Next Generation (Season 5,…
Search Warrants
I was deliciously comfortable in my warm bed. The sun had risen recently. But my bedroom was still only dimly…
Squirrels
The Bible praises ants for their wisdom. Why? Because “they store up their food in the summer”. (Proverbs 30:25). Squirrels…
Read a Cookbook? Or Eat a Pumpkin Pie!
Cookbooks are good. Cookbooks are helpful. But the goal is to enjoy a pumpkin pie, and other delicious foods. The…
Woodpecker Pecking Persistently
Almost each day at dawn, a woodpecker pecks persistently outside my patio in Florida. As best I can tell, he…
Toto: Living by Scent, Not by Sight!
Toto has been visiting us in Florida. As he sniffs around the house, I am reminded that the world “looks”…
Civilizations and Governments: Seeing, Hearing and Understanding Wisely
As we approach the presidential election of 2024, more and more Christians are turning their thoughts to the Bible to…
Neelix: Specks and Planks
Jesus poked fun at hypocrites who harp on the speck in another person’s eye while ignoring the plank in their…
The Way of Jesus: You Can’t Get There From Here
My wife was frantic and frustrated. She couldn’t find the remote to the large screen TV in our bedroom. She…
Meditations: Jesus Is Our Secret Agent
I can’t help thinking about secret service agents when I meditate upon these words Moses spoke to encourage Joshua: “The…