Get Up and Walk · Week 1 · Thursday A Dead Dog Before the King He hasn’t prayed in three weeks. Not because he has been busy. Because there is a particular failure he cannot bring himself to bring back…
A Dead Dog Before the King
The Quiet Lo-debar
Get Up and Walk · Week 1 · Wednesday The Quiet Lo-debar He sits in the parking lot after another long day. Engine off. Hand still on the wheel. He has been doing this same drive for years now. The…
What He Said in the Driveway
Get Up and Walk · Week 1 · Tuesday What He Said in the Driveway His college-age son came home for the weekend. They sat in the garage that night with two beers and the kind of quiet a father…
The Workshop
Get Up and Walk · Week 1 · Monday The Workshop He stands in the garage with a screwdriver in his hand. His wife asked him after dinner to look at the wobble in the kitchen table. He told her…
Meet Mephibosheth
Get Up and Walk · Week 1 · Sunday Meet Mephibosheth We are off to a new exploration. In my readings over the past few weeks, I have noticed some obscure characters in the Bible. I thought we would focus…
Open Hands
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 7 • Series Finale Statement VII • Series Wrap-Up “Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!’ And having said this he breathed his…
Her Daughter’s Soul
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 7 • Friday Statement VII • Luke 23:46 • Nina, 58, mother “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at…
Put It Down
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 7 • Thursday Statement VII • Luke 23:46 • Paul, early 50s, husband “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” — Romans 8:1 (ESV) The Setup Paul…
The Only Future He Could See
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 7 • Wednesday Statement VII • Luke 23:46 • Scott, 22, young adult “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to…
The Thing She Called Love
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 7 • Tuesday Statement VII • Luke 23:46 • Diane, 44, wife “For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I…