I BELIEVE

"I believe. I believe. I believe. I believe. I believe." 😭😭😭😭😭 I think my previous post has been surpassed.

I WANT TO BELIEVE

Don’t know what the future holds, but so far in my very limited and novice knowledge of emotional scenes from sci-fi TV shows, this clip from the X-Files with Mulder at church that echoes Mark 9:24 is still at the top. DR. HEITZ WERBER: Are you scared? (Mulder starts crying) MULDER: I know I should … Continue reading I WANT TO BELIEVE →

31 Years Ago Today

The older I get, the more I have learned: you cannot explain away the problem of evil. You can ignore it, or theologize it, or a gazillion other things—but you can’t come up with a solution that pleases everyone. In my own life and in the private hurts I know about in the lives of … Continue reading 31 Years Ago Today →

Black Friday Fun

Think of the things a father and mother will do so that their sons or daughters can get a gift that will be enjoyed for a relatively short time, then eventually forgotten… Now, imagine a giving Father and the sacrificial pains his Son would go through so that their sons and daughters could enjoy a … Continue reading Black Friday Fun →

Here’s One Picture of Common Grace

"And all the years No one knows Just how hard you worked But now it shows In one shining moment"

MJ’s 60th Birthday

As if I needed another reason to think about my own mortality and the brevity of life… the headlines this morning say that Michael Jordan is turning 60. It seems like just yesterday I sat in front of a little TV tuned to WGN, with a Rodman poster on my wall (hair personally decorated with … Continue reading MJ’s 60th Birthday →