This time of year in my part of the world (New York ) the trees can be seen easier than the forest. I know the expression is “not seeing the forest for the trees” but for me it is currently seeing the trees and not the forest. As I drive…
Read moreMy British Literature students recently studied two very disparate texts – Everyman, written in 1485, author unknown, and The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, written in 1594 by Christopher Marlowe (a contemporary of William Shakespeare). Everyman, the main character of the morality play, is summoned by Death and begins the…
Read more“From the very first day we were there, taking it all in – we heard it with our own ears, saw it with our own eyes, verified it with our own hands. The Word of Life appeared right before our eyes; we saw it happen! And now we’re telling you…
Read moreFeel like you’re standing alone? Don’t know where to turn? Gaze up at God, glance at the need and entrust it to His all-wise, all-loving care. He is the Lord, the Most High God who reigns over all. He’s Abba Father when we need fathering. He is All-sufficient in our…
Read moreThere are times when reading the Bible, I find a passage that causes me to pause, to meditate, to dig deep into its meaning. Recently I explored one of those passages. “For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to…
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