A Good Surrender

A Good Surrender

“Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.” -Rom 12:1 The following is the latter half of a story. The first half I leave to your...
On Getting Older

On Getting Older

“Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.” (Isaiah 46:4) At some point, getting older was no longer fun. Ten was that point for me. I am many times that...
The Pursuing Silence

The Pursuing Silence

I want peace—soul-soothing peace. Yet I was born into the stretched-out plains of noise. I’ve learned with experience that when I feel the hubbub taking me away from God, it’s time to retreat from the whirring crowds and sink into the private creases of life so I can...
Forever and Ever and Ever

Forever and Ever and Ever

I’m being generous, but perhaps this will be on my tombstone: 10/18/60-12/12/52. Many talk about the dash between the dates being the most important part. It is the story of a man’s life, they say, and it is to be measured by the noteworthy achievements, or the...
The Picture of You and Me

The Picture of You and Me

In Oscar Wilde’s classic book, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dorian, handsome beyond compare, sits before an accomplished artist for his portrait. Upon its completion, he laments that while it will always reflect his youthful vigor, he himself will physically...