When we watch a movie or TV program, we see people playing a role. If they are good at their craft we tend to forget that they are acting.  I enjoyed the long-running series, West Wing.  Martin Sheen is forever… Continue reading

How do you find security? What is your response to growing threats? The natural way is to meet violence with violence, to counter aggression with more power. Billions of dollars are spent every year by governments to buy more armaments… Continue reading

Years ago I had a friend who lost his ability to speak because of a stroke. It was heartbreaking to visit and see the frustration on his face when he was unable to join the conversation, unable to ask for… Continue reading

Remember that movie A Few Good Men? It is a story about a Marine who dies because of a code of discipline that is enforced too rigidly. In the trial of the senior officer, Colonel Jessup, (famously played by Jack… Continue reading

What do you do when that person takes advantage of you for the 100th time, making life so difficult? How do you deal with that person whose actions left you bleeding and broken?  At first, we probably will feel anger… Continue reading

Growing up I was one of the ‘good’ kids. My parents expected me to live the way they taught, and for the most part, I did. I never got in trouble with the law, drank to excess, or used the… Continue reading

I really like salt, not too much, but just enough. A little of it makes the whole pot of soup delicious. Light, well who can imagine living in the dark, all of the time? I’m loving the fact that the… Continue reading

Here in America being a follower of Jesus is not going to cost your life. We might experience someone mocking our faith, or we might be left out by some who reject us for loving Him, but we won’t be… Continue reading

On Monday evening, I went to see 1917 a new film about the horrors of the First World War.  The images on the screen brought home, again, the illogical nature of warfare as a means of settling disputes, yet it… Continue reading

My reading in Matthew’s Gospel stopped this morning at this one line from Jesus’ words about discovering true joy- “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” (Matthew 5:8, NIV) What is this thing that Jesus speaks… Continue reading