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Posts from January 2022

“I’ve Got a Name”

Somewhere around the time of our birth, each of us was named. Although in almost every case our surname (last name) was already set, our parents chose for us a moniker—or two or three—by which we would be known for our entire lives. Sure, some of us have over the years developed nicknames by which…

THE CHRIST

In the latter part of Mark 8, the disciples had just been with Jesus in Bethsaida. They had watched as Jesus took a blind man to theoutskirts of the town and restored his sight. But this was not the first miracle that they had witnessed—not by a long shot. They hadalready seen Jesus do many…

Ch-Ch-Changes

Ch-Ch-Changes Christian life in the present, with its responsibilities and particular callings, is to be understood and shaped in relation to the final goal for which we have been made and redeemed—N. T. Wright             Change happens. We see it everywhere in creation and in our lives. Seasons change, and so do we (hat tip…

FOLLOW ME …

Whether in our neighborhood or somewhere else nearby, my family and I have had many opportunities over the years to watch as goslings make their way in their new world. It brings great joy to observe them as they follow the goose (for what it’s worth, the gander brings up the rear). By following like…