Endurance

Endurance

On March 5th, 2022, an underwater archeological team from the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust discovered the wreck of the Endurance. It rests at 9,869 feet off the northwest coast of Antartica, lying in some of the coldest waters on earth. The ship had sailed from...
The Runaway

The Runaway

Funny how you can find yourself challenged to consider unexpected things in unexpected places in scripture. Case in point is the only letter among the Apostle Paul’s private correspondence included in the New Testament canon. One commentator writes:...
In Pain in Grace

In Pain in Grace

While cleaning up some digital files recently, I came across the following meditation. I had written this prayer one October morning several years ago after reading the Old Testament passage for that day in my One Year Bible. Migraines continue to occur and I was...
Resistance

Resistance

Recently I had an illuminating conversation with a friend. Danielle is the lovely mom of three children, one each currently in elementary school, middle school, and high school. For a number of years she has had a front row seat to the infiltration into education of...
Utter Extravagance

Utter Extravagance

Recently, I left the wine country north of San Francisco where I live to visit relatives living in the Mojave Desert of Southern California. It had been some years since I’d been to SoCal, and never that far southeast in the state. It’s a remarkable drive....