Throwing Spitballs Ephesians 4:17-18, 29-32 James 3:1-12 Last night I was talking to my little brother on FaceBook.  We were reminiscing about how we used to hide in dark rooms of our house and wait patiently, lying in ambush, to scare the bejeebers out of one another.  Most people, in one way or another [...]

“And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.” ~John 1:14 I have been reading Barbara Brown Taylor’s An Altar in the World as part of my morning soul food.  Today I read about “The Practice [...]

Beauty is… her eyelashes on her cheek as she sleeps. Beauty is… her voice, every time she calls my name. Beauty is… her arms as they encircle my neck. Beauty is… the twinkle in her eye when she’s up to no good. Beauty is… the music of her laughter. Beauty is… the Grace I’ve been [...]

Luke 1:1-2 “Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. ” As I was reading the introduction to Luke’s gospel, I was struck by verse 2, [...]

“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.” ~ Isaiah 6:3 I found myself seated on the front porch of our suburban home two evenings ago at sunset.  It had just rained and the air seemed to be cooling from the sticky, humid , high-nineties afternoon.  I was [...]