The other day I was hiking some trails through a nearby park in Michigan. It was a beautiful day – warm and sunny. I crossed over a stream and was heading up a hill. Despite the fact that I was wearing shorts, I decided to go off trail and do some bushwhacking to reach the…
True Friendship
^^ This guy though… one of the good ones since 1996. ^^ Sometimes you read a verse and skim over it without really getting the meat and meaning of it. Proverbs 17:17 was one of those for me. I was listening to Father John Ricardo a few weeks ago. He was talking about friendship and…
The Cross
“Let me be clear, there is nothing good about a cross. It was devised as a torture machine to implement the most profound humiliation and abuse. This deviant device is the iconic manifestation of our blind commitment to darkness. It is our ultimate desecration of the goodness and loving intent of God to create, an…
Hezekiah
This afternoon I held a new baby in my arms. The wonder of new life never ceases to shake my head in amazement. Those big dark eyes, half open but watching me, not yet comprehending this vast new world. Just hours old, with beautiful little fingers and finger nails, he opens his mouth to yawn…