Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival. — C.S. Lewis Around our house we have a term we toss around now and again … Continue reading →

Then said the woman of Samaria to him, How is it that you, being a Jew, ask drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. John 4:9 Christians have been in … Continue reading →

They were startled and terrified, and thought that they were seeing a ghost. He said to them, “Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is … Continue reading →

We were slowly climbing, making our way shop-by-shop along downtown Eureka Springs’ line of little shops. We’d browsed taffy, yard goods and shops that had signs warning intruders the locals were armed and ready to rock and roll. It’s a … Continue reading →

“It’s such a great poem,” she said. Her eyes scanned the lines, only sixteen in all. “But I can’t write a whole paper about it.” She’d called me over to help, knowing I was an English minor. I found her … Continue reading →

I’m a big Arkansas Razorbacks fan. Our coach has put together an amazing team over the past few years and it’s been thrilling to watch it develop. In the past few weeks I watched them dunk and hustle their way … Continue reading →

We hear it all the time. Browse Facebook, look at the comments section of pretty much any issue regarding religion, and you’ll see the following: My god wouldn’t [fill in the blank]. Generally, the fill-in-the-blank is something like “send people … Continue reading →

We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall, and our sins sweep us away like the wind. Isaiah 64:6 “Okay, I … Continue reading →

For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and will then repay every man according to his deeds. – Matthew 16:27 My dad’s an alcoholic. It’s hard for me to … Continue reading →

I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall not have other gods beside me. I have to say for years, after hundreds of hours of … Continue reading →