Month: February 2025

I am not a fan of the word, should. I know that I should exercise, I should spend time in prayer, and I should be kind to others; but I don’t find that to be particularly motivating. I know that many believe Christian living to be primarily a list of shoulds with a sprinkling of…

Unwelcome news. The past week has been full of it. A nephew is fighting for his life after complications from a triple bypass surgery. We open each text worrying that it might contain word of a new complication. Where do you go when things go from bad to worse? I turn to the Psalms. Psalm…

“Mr. Baker, you have been charged with committing multiple acts of violence. How do you plead?” “Guilty, Your Honor.” “Do you wish to make a confession?” “Yes, Your Honor. On Tuesday night I went to Wal-Mart, where I hired assassins to cut down an entire wheat field.” “What did you do with the wheat?” “I…

From a distance, it looked like someone was standing with their arms outstretched to heaven, but as I continued to stare, the arms remained raised. “How can anyone hold their arms in the air this long?” I wondered. Other beachgoers would stop and congregate around the figure. Were they having a conversation? Now that my…