Poet and essayist Heather Cadenhead publishes a monthly newsletter about her life as a writer and mother of two sons, one of whom is diagnosed with non-speaking autism. In an article titled, “The Road He Took: A Lenten Reading of Robert Frost’s ‘The Road Not Taken’” contrasts the Frost’s “fork in the road” with the temptation of … More The Long Game for Your Soul
I don’t know what I am grimacing about in the image frozen in the video, but, as I have said before, these videos are pretty raw. They are almost all recorded in the early morning hours, often when insomnia is keeping me awake, in one take and no script.
Read Psalm 63 I have a songwriters heart and no talent for a musical instrument. Despite a grade school with three years of lessons, and a college class that I almost failed, the piano eluded me and both experiences were so traumatic, I never picked up another instrument. My Dad played the piano by ear. … More Help, I’m Not a Musician and I Need Some Music
Recently, A friend challenged me to think about putting together a seminar on “praying the Scripture.” Can I be honest? Though I have been a serious prayer (long a) for over 50 years, I always feel like a novice. Honestly, there ARE SOME THINGS that I feel like an “expert” but praying is not one … More Relearning How to Pray
The first time I heard the poem below was in 1989. It was the only time I heard it. But I have never forgotten the moment or the man who quoted it. When I went searching for it again, I found it quoted by Ray Ortlund on a Gospel Coalition post from May 10, 2019. … More I Have a Friend Living on an Anvil
An early morning reading and reflection on Psalm 2.
I sometimes feel like a dinosaur. I live in a world that produces books by the millions every day and yet fewer and fewer people read. They listen sometimes though. And so because some will listen, I offer these simple readings of Psalms and short reflections. The reflections are not poetry. They are “poetic-ish.” But … More Reading Psalms and Meditations (Ps. 1)
Yesterday evening, I attended a Christmas service that included a wonderful message and an impromptu children’s reenactment of the Christmas story. Just before the message, the pastor gave the microphone to anyone in the congregation who wanted to answer the question, “What does Christ mean to you?” “Here’s the catch,” he said, “you have to … More Christmas: What does Christ mean to you?
Indisputable 21st Century Facts: Relationships in our neighborhoods with our neighbors are characterized by three things, They are not natural They are not normal They are not necessary The first two items are a product of the third. Because our relationships with our neighbors are not necessary to our lives or our neighbors, almost all … More Our Problem in Making a Difference for Christ
“Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”Matthew 4:19 Proposal: Encourage every SBC in America to commit one-eight-hour day a month by one of its pastors for the next 4 years to praying about, learning about, and planning for the planting of at least one church in the year 2028. Result: The … More A Church Planting Strategy for the SBC
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