My bookshelves probably contain as many mementos as bound texts. Usually I group these keepsakes by some theme, like a genre or product...

And now for something completely similar: another brush with crime! Last week’s blog told of a bloody incident suffered one year ago....

With the new year, I decided to use my blog not just for gentle biblical devotions, but to examine lessons from my life’s hard cases....

Let’s dive into another devotional drawn from nature! Our topic: life and death. Some may question whether that’s two topics, and perhaps...

Let’s dive into another Christian devotional based on nature! Our topic: the long and winding road. Holidays often bring forth travel...

This is a blog I’ve struggled to write for a while, in part because I knew not where to take it, in part because I’ve written on this...

I often find myself pondering God's concepts of beauty as I cross paths with creation's more curious entries. Take for example this...

One image often comes to my mind when I look up at naked tree limbs like these – Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam,” that part of his...

And now for something completely different: a flower worthy of Dr. Seuss! At least I think it’s a flower. It’s creative enough to be one....

What do you think of when you see a sunset? I watch for them with longing, hoping to witness a burst of fire within distant clouds or...

Let’s dive into another devotional drawn from nature. Our topic: budding! After days of near-freezing temperatures, I was surprised to...

It's time for another devotional drawn from nature. Our focus: a rose! At least I think it’s a rose… it’s pink, beautiful, and has petals...

I’ve been told I take too many risks in this world, walking alone as I do, my head often lost in a book. I reassure people that I’m not...

And now for something completely different: yet another devotional drawn from nature. Its focus: introspection. I have always loved water...

And now, another devotional from nature. Our topic: patience! You see here a batch of photos I took with my iPhone during friendly...

And now for another devotional from nature. Our topic: autumn! It’s fun to watch seasons change, and not just along nature trails and...

And now, a devotional from nature. Its focus: the road to truth, and freedom. Presented for your perusal, two views of one rose. They're...

Let's dive into another devotional drawn from nature. Our focus: flames! Organic flames! At least that is what I think of when I look at...

And now for another devotional from nature: taking point! Sometimes it’s easy to recognize leaders. They go before us, set our course,...

And now for another devotional drawn from nature. Our focus: a light in the darkness! It's always nice to discover flowers in your path....

Let me offer a devotional drawn from nature. Our focus: stark contrast! Nothing demonstrates the dimensions of color better than a...

And now for something completely different: ministry! SPOILER ALERT: if God talk offends you, stop now. But if not, let us behold the...

It’s easy to slip into despair, in ways you never anticipate. This year proved this to me so many times, starting that very first Sunday...

Two pieces of stone anchor one of my bookshelves. Both provide links to favorite offices of my past. One's a chunk of terra cotta from...