“Early the next morning Abraham gave Hagar an animal skin full of water and some bread. Then he put the boy on her shoulder and sent them away. They wandered around in the desert near Beersheba, and after they had run out of water, Hagar put her son under a bush. Then she sat down […]
On June 14th, a year ago, when some of the country was celebrating the president’s birthday at a military parade, and a whole lot of other people, we’re protesting the president at No King’s rallies, my state woke up to the horrific news of an assassination, and assassination attempt on state legislators. The year has […]
“ The stranger said, ‘About this time next year I will be sure to come back to you, and Sarah your wife shall have a son.’ Now Sarah was listening at the opening of the tent, and he was close beside it. Both Abraham and Sarah had grown very old, and Sarah was past the […]
“When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,the moon and the stars that you have established;what are humans that you are mindful of them,mortals that you care for them?” Psalm 8:3-4 I don’t know if my parents ever intentionally tried to teach us to be environmentalists. Still, life on the family resort […]
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was formless and empty, and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.” Genesis 1:1-2 “So God created humankind in God’s own image. In the image of God, God […]
Pentecost, the day when tongues like fire rest on heads, and friends of Jesus, speak in languages they do not know. Every person in that international gathering, hears the wonderful things God has done through Jesus, in their native tongue. It is a startling event to find yourself a part of. Amazed, confused, astonished, perplexed […]
“When peace like a river attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll; whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, “It is well, it is well with my soul.” Horatio G. Spafford The story behind Horatio Spafford’s hymn, “It is Well with My Soul,” written in 1873, began in tragedy. Shortly after […]
A Pastor's Heart 