We're getting closer: to the birth of Jesus ("tomorrow"), to the return of Jesus (whenever). Both may cause anxiety in us mere humans. Some like Christmas. Some don't, finding it…
We will hear a lot about "peace on earth, good will to everyone" during the holidays. But look around: Peace? Hardly. But we humans have a bad habit of "confirmation…
I believe John the Baptist was a curmudgeon (one of my favorite words). He ate bugs and honey. He wore animal skin and a leather belt. And, John, this crusty…
Sometimes I echo the words of Isaiah: "O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence-as when fire kindles…