The Will of Last Resort

Thur., Mar. 24/22 When we come to Jesus Christ we come to Him as a last resort. I do not necessarily mean we come to Him only because we have tried everything else and failed, although that may indeed be one’s case. But one need not have done so. One may not yet have tried

The Good Tree

Wed., Mar. 23/22 In an old Peanuts cartoon Lucy tells Linus all the wonderful things trees can do: they provide shade, they protect from rain, they prevent erosion, provide wood for construction…. The pair pass by Charlie Brown, all depressed, his head bent forward against a tree. “And when life gets too hard,” continues Lucy,

Root Problem

Tue., Mar. 22/22 There’s nothing worse than being pessimistic about your own pessimism. As someone once said, “There’s no sense in being pessimistic. It wouldn’t work anyway.” Yet, millions persist with it. They take a negative-first view of the world. If someone is nice to a pessimist such a one’s first response is suspicion. “What’s

Time!

Mon., Mar. 21/22 Clocks ahead… clocks back… clocks not changing at all. What time is it? Well, that depends. My birthday, on a Wednesday, but not in China. Fly to Beijing and I was born eleven hours later, on a Thursday — not in evening, but in morning! WHAT TIME IS IT? Depends on perspective.

The Immutable

Fri., Mar. 18/22 Last Friday I wrote about “The Mutants.” The X-Men of Marvel Comics fame and the God-Man Christ, the Almighty Who took upon human mortality. We are the ones mutated, marred by sin, yet enabled by Christ be become like Him! Today I speak of “The Immutable.” He Who does not change. He

Confronting Covid Phobia

Thur., Mar. 17/22 For the past two years now many believers have experienced seasons of or ongoing lockdown due to Covid-19 and its variants. During this time online church services became the order of the day. We settled in — “normalized” – and some became trapped – trapped in the debilitating anxieties of agoraphobia! The

Minimal Animal

Wed., Mar. 16/22 These are all the dishes and utensils I needed while my wife was recently away for eleven days. I ate out a few times, made wraps and bagel sandwiches, ate bananas, dates, nuts, carrots, muffins, dates squares, boiled eggs and chunks of cheese. When a utensil or my one plate was used

Prayer and Deep Knee Bends

Tue., Mar. 15/22 Monday morning and I am feeling particularly stressed again. Unable to sleep I rise, feed the cat, and begin my morning exercises. Do familiar things, the experts say, things you find calming… normal. As a Christian, I pray as I work through the movements. I ask God for that ”peace which passes

No going back!

Mon., Mar. 14/22 Today in our area is recyclable plastics pick-up day. In just a few moments a big crusher truck will appear, collect our blue bin contents and be off. As far as I’m concerned we’re done with it! But for the plastic, the journey has just begun… Boy, after a day like that

The Mutants

The ❌-men The X-Men issue #1 first hit the comic book stands in 1963. A devout Marvel fan I had that comic, plus many subsequent ones. The X-Men were an elite group of humans with what was called the ‘X’ gene. They were mutants, but with a mutation which granted them superhuman powers. Initially the