This is one of my favorite sonnets of all time...John Donne, Holy Sonnet XIV:Batter my heart, three-personed God; for, youAs yet but knock, breathe, shine, and seek to mend;That I may rise and stand, o'erthrow me, and be…
Friday, while on the treadmill, God taught me about Esther. This was about a month after I read her story again. I don't think the meaning changed; certainly the words didn't change, and I hadn't read anything new. Ma…
David's last words to Solomon (1 Kings 2): "I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be strong, and show yourself a man, and keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his comm…
It's an election year. Are you going to vote? Let's all write in me - oh, I'm still too young yet!
When King David was old, one of his sons, Adonijah, set himself up as successor. He invited the army commander Joab a…
Over the past seven weeks, I've received news: three babies being born, one passing away soon after; friends and family getting jobs and friends quitting jobs; people getting engaged, telling us to mark dates on our cale…