Reflections

Dear God in Heaven, you are awesome in every way.  You stand like a mountain among all of the other mountains, and they are like…

At the end of Matthew, Jesus leaves his followers with a big task. He tells them to go and make disciples, and to teach those…

There are countless economies that run through all of reality.   And just like the economy that most of us are familiar with in our…

The other day my phone was running dangerously low on battery.  I needed it to stay charged because I was expecting to use it for…

God’s kindness flows like a nourishing river through the story of Ruth and Boaz (Ruth 2:1-23). It waters every page of the story so that genuine…

Kindness is not passive. It does not sit around and wait until it sees a person or situation in which it might be useful. Instead,…

A warrior depends on fundamental elements like courage, strength, and the ability to willfully inflict violence. But the good and noble warrior depends on something…

“Your reputation precedes you,” is a common expression that explains the potency of one’s standing in the community. It is usually applied to people who…

Silver and gold crackle and glow with power. It emanates from them in steady waves that attract both men and women with an irresistible magnetism.…

Toiling for a goal, a prize, or an idea that is better than what you presently possess is a good thing. Such toil makes us…