Devotions

I went through this stage of life where my body periodically decided breathing was an optional biological function. My lungs would jet off to Hawaii for the weekend, and I'd get to have a nice little party at the local hospital. During one of these lovely episodes...

For many centuries, between the writing of the New Testament and the Reformation, there were two spheres of life: religious and secular. Religious tasks were, more or less, solely the duty of the clergy. Most people could not even participate in communion or read the...

The past couple weeks have been fairly intense.  My wife was gone for military duty the last nine days of June, so our four kids had what I call a Dadication, which was exhausting, but actually went fairly well.  Just prior to this my Uncle, who had lived over 90...

We often talk about "acts of bravery." A soldier receives a commendation for bravely running through no mans land to save a comrade. A person on a walk becomes a local hero for rushing to the aid of someone having a heart attack. A pilot lands a disabled airplane...