My high school guidance counselor told one of my teammates, “Dennis, don’t waste your life like Webb Hubbell did, by going to the University of Arkansas to play football.” I’ve laughed about her prediction for over sixty years. Then comes Maria Popova this week who writes in her weekly column about wasting our life. She…
What Fuel Is In Your Tank?
Many years ago, my office was treated to a moment of catastrophe. My father-in-law, a generous man but with a knack for doing things his way, stopped by to borrow our diesel Volvo while his own car was in the shop. Later that afternoon, he dropped the keys on my desk and cheerfully announced as…
Prophetic Truth
The command given to John in Revelation 10:9b, “Take it, and eat it, it will be bitter to your stomach, but sweet as honey in your mouth,” is one of the most vividly visceral metaphors in the Bible. While it’s tempting to interpret it through the lens of daily life—where every pleasure may have a…
The Sanctuary of the Broken Heart
The whispered reassurance that God will never turn away a broken and contrite heart landed this morning with the force of an unwavering decree. Regardless of the earthly source, the message rings true, harmonizing perfectly with the gospel’s deepest theme, and everything we know about Christ’s living testament on earth confirms this: He sought not…
The Power of Intentional Obscurity
The question posed by Jesus’s disciples—”Why do you speak to them in parables?” (Matthew 13:10)—is one of the most intellectually puzzling in the Gospels. His answer, quoting the prophet Isaiah, is equally challenging: “the reason I speak to them in parables is that ‘seeing they do not perceive, and hearing they do not listen, nor…