Engulfed in Rage — Rage blazed. Flaming words spread, Crackling in the air; Embers flew everywhere. I ducked and covered, but the flames surrounded me. There was nowhere to run, No shelter anywhere. A firestorm of toxic words exploded, Ramming me against the wall. Not what I expected, hurt (now), But no one cared. …

Depth of His Love and Splendor — Lord, expose my heart, finding praise; I seek your holy presence, The depth of your love, your grandeur, Clinging to your words through the Spirit. If not for you, my weakness pursues only passing fancies, Desiring nothing but rubbish, the sweets of kings, Passing clouds and tumbleweeds, Coveting glitter and wealth…

“You are not what others think you are” — As my wife and I braced for a visit from our new in-laws, we noticed things around the house that did not bother us before. The dinner plates seemed old and dull, the windows did not shine brightly enough, and the hardwood floors squeaked in too many places. We assumed…

His New Beginning Gone —

Is it really about less of me? — It seems perfectly acceptable nowadays to think everything centers around us, swallowed up in our own world and the day-to-day problems we face. The word “me” has become an obsession in our society. However, this mindset has repercussions in marriages and our families. We must realize our home lives do…

Seeing ourselves and reality as it is — We are not always what we think we are, would it not seem? Do we not have to admit we are strong yet fragile with emotions, aspirations, wild dreams, confusing dreams about dreamy notions, thoughts we will, and those that will us — some simple and intelligible and others clear…

On a treadmill of unfulfillment — Lost out at sea, once upon a time; the dark blue mist enveloping and stifling, the haunting skies, barren of luminaries and light, The tide is surging and unforgiving, draining the mind of delight and drive — helplessness echoing in the salty breeze. And the knees weakening, a vacillating mind…

Be a source of happiness instead — 3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. 4 Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. (Proverbs 3:3–4, NIV) What are the two great powers at our fingertips…

Thanksgiving for the gift of family — “When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” — G.K. Chesterton May we not forget on this Thanksgiving Day, our kin and lineage, our clan, the only family we will ever know, and not the work and the…