Month: January 2025

Isaiah asked me an interesting question this morning. “Why,” he wondered, “do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy?” (Isaiah 55:2) I had to admit to him that I have developed a taste for the artificial. I mean, why eat a cherry when…

Why do zebras have stripes? I knew the zoo I was visiting did not recognize the existence of a supreme being, and yet they asked the question, and even gave an answer, “To confuse lions and other predators.” It struck me as odd. How can zookeepers who have no place for God, ask questions about…

I pulled out my thesaurus to help me describe how I am feeling. Am I heartsick? Brokenhearted? Heavyhearted? It does have to do with my heart, but I think I will settle on “sad.” Although I now live on the other side of the country, my heart has been in Los Angeles this past week….

Perhaps a waiter is the godliest of all professions. I have never been one, but I have gone out to eat several times this week, giving me a good chance to observe. As I watched my waiter, he made me think of Jesus washing his disciple’s feet and feeding them his body and blood. His…