Can you believe we are now in the last month of 2021? What a year it has been for so many. I suspect you, like me, have felt the challenges of all the issues we’ve dealt with as individuals, families, communities—of trying to leave a pandemic behind, returning to something approaching normality, but probably changed […]
It’s November so that means Thanksgiving season in the United States and many other countries. There is so much I am grateful for this year and invite you to count your blessings as well. There are two lines of thought coming together for me today: the powerful Psalms that express deep gratitude to the Almighty […]
Have you had to postpone a trip in the past 18 months because of health regulations or concerns? If so, you have a lot of company. It’s what just happened again to me and a group of friends. But this time I thought about a Biblical journey that got seriously interrupted—and yet amazing good came […]
I had the privilege of recently being in the South of France, where we saw the prehistoric art of the Chauvet Cave. You probably remember when this magnificent discovery was made in the 1990s of cave drawings created some 30,000 years ago. Nothing prepared me for their power and beauty, their contemporary timelessness, and the […]
“Heaven Help Us!” You’ve probably heard that expression — especially these days, when erratic weather patterns seem to be invading so many parts of the world. It’s a kind of watered-down version of a cry for help in dealing with something that seems overwhelming — like crazy weather. Yet it’s one thing to read about […]
July is a month to celebrate freedom. From Algeria to the United States, 24 countries in total commemorate their national independence day in July – and four of them today on July 1st (like Burundi and Canada). The Bible is a treatise on freedom at multiple levels. Just as Moses celebrated the liberation of the […]
