Daily Bread

He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said.

The Story You Believe May Be a Lie

A few years ago I had dinner with a bunch of friends at a local restaurant. It was arranged by a good friend of mine who lives overseas and was back in town on business. I was excited to see him again and catch up around a good meal, but from the moment I arrived, and pretty much …

Truth Without Love is Brutality

“Truth without love is brutality, and love without truth is hypocrisy.”  ― Warren Wiersbe I think sometimes, as Christians, we forget this. We think that as long as our ideas are philosophically and theologically true, we can share them in ways that are offensive and divisive. And so "being right" becomes more important than showing love or …

Inception Part 2: Telling the Difference Between Lies & Truth

In my last blog post we looked at the film "Inception" and we spoke about how ideas can grow to either define us or to destroy us. Now if you haven't seen Inception yet, the basic idea behind the movie is that it is possible to enter the dreams of another person in order to plant …

Collecting Scars

When I was young I hated grown-ups. They were always killing my fun. Telling me not to jump off that, or stop running, or wiping my face with a wet cloth. I couldn't stand it. They were always warning me about danger at every turn, and reminding me of the boy they once knew who …