But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, and put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet of the hope of salvation. For God destined us not for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. — 1 Thessalonians 5:8-9. There are several analogies in the New…
Faithful With A Little
Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. — Luke 16:10. God has entrusted his creation to us. The trees, the plants, the animals, the fish, and our planet’s future he thought we could handle. We need to be a little bit more faithful. I can’t make a huge difference with climate…
Testing Produces Endurance
… whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance; and let endurance have its full effect, so that you may mature and complete, lacking for nothing. — James 1:2-4. James sounds like a football coach or a personal trainer telling us to enjoy our…
Pay Attention To The World
I’m often asked if there is something I think writers ought to do, and recently in an interview I heard myself say: “Several things. Love words, agonize over sentences. And pay attention to the world.” — Susan Sontag. Sontag’s words mean a lot as I slug daily to finish my next book. Even if I weren’t…
Encourage One Another
Therefore encourage one another with these words. — Thessalonians 4:18. I’ve never been one to talk much about my faith or to encourage others by my words. I try to do a better job with the written words and by my actions. A well lived life is always a way to express one’s self. However we…