Author Archives
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Waiting By The Pool
In the city of Jerusalem there was a large bathing pool. It was believed to contain a spring that would intermittently stir the water. People who were lame, blind or disabled would wait by the water so that when the… Read More ›
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Little Lost One
You are just a tiny lamb. Almost overlooked among the 99 others grazing around you. To be so surrounded, yet to feel so alone. You wander a little farther out to just set yourself apart. An act of defiance, but… Read More ›
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Washed Again
I have a massive English Mastiff named Fat Tuesday. She is sloppy. She is floppy. She is happiest when she is a) wallowing in a deep mud puddle b) wallowing in a huge bear hug. These two things do not… Read More ›
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I Touched Him
There is a biblical story about a woman who was afflicted by (what we assume is) non-ended menses. Now I don’t know about you, but I’m already feeling super bad for her. Add that with a culture who deemed you… Read More ›
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Oh, That Wicked Little Apple
When I think of all the ways I have messed up and oh – how I could count the ways…my immediate response is to hide, point the finger or break into a song and dance routine to provide immediate distraction…. Read More ›
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My Scarlet Cord
In Hebrews 11 (Sorry but I cant type Hebrews without thinking of the coffee Brian brews for me – I digress) There is a story of a woman named Rahab. She wasn’t just a prostitute hiding in the shadows trying… Read More ›