Calm in the Storm Jesus’ first-century disciples endured a number of life-threatening storms at sea. In the first one that we have a record of, once Jesus calmed the “great tempest” that had suddenly arisen and threatened to send both … Read More
A Lazy Man’s Burden Growing up, some of us were taught about the “lazy man’s burden.” For those who have never heard the phrase, the idea is quite simple: the lazy man, trying to avoid work, ends up making more … Read More
Loneliness Well, another separated, segregated, socially-distanced and ‘virtually realized’ Lord’s Day has now come and gone. Although many of us enjoyed the sacred privilege of spirit and truth worship on Sunday, we still continue to experience a certain level of … Read More
Trust as the Tides Roll on There’s something very special and awe-inspiring about a long walk, along a sandy, sparsely-occupied, stretch of oceanside beach. Perhaps it is witnessing the awesome power of the pounding breakers as they crash in,white upon … Read More
The Cycle of Vengeance and Mercy There is an unfortunate cycle to vengeance. One man hurts another, so the second retaliates to hurt the first. The newly injured party, rather than feeling that all things are even, likewise strikes back. … Read More