“Explain It Like We’re Kids, Jesus”

“Explain It Like We’re Kids, Jesus”

Sometimes we need to get into the weeds. That’s what Jesus did with his first followers. Jesus told a story to a crowd, according to Matthew 13:24-30, so they’d better understand what he meant by the kingdom of heaven. Using an agrarian metaphor, Jesus told of someone...
Moving From Fear to Joy

Moving From Fear to Joy

We all know what a shepherd looks like, don’t we? About three feet tall. Wears a striped bathrobe. Shaggy head adorned with a blue bath towel and a headband. Holds a crooked stick. Wears Nikes. In my day, they were Converse. Despite all the competing grand productions...
Making up for Lost Causes

Making up for Lost Causes

The American Civil War seemed further away timewise than it was when I was growing up. But the physical proximity was vividly close. My entrance into the world occurred on the northern edge of the Chickamauga Battlefield. Its once bloody soil had turned to green...