I see them in the desert, the wandering ones. Those caught up with nothing but sky to cover them. No earthly possessions…Just the feet of oppression carrying them to places unknown. And we all know, evil reigns and attempts to destroy us when children are be-headed, women savaged, and the cross itself becomes the instrument Christian […]
When Churches Fall Indestructible
I buckle over at the photos on my screen. God’s house…up in flames. Egypt. The tyranny of it all. I hear how Christians are hiding their cross necklaces, scribbling out the crucifix tattoos on their wrists, in hopes to hide from the Brotherhood pursuing them. Many remain locked indoors…fearing the percussion of an angry mob. A […]
Man’s Greatest Struggle with God?
I struggle to figure Him out today. I want to come…with gifts…of wheat, or meat, or grain…or something. But He requires nothing. I want to share with Him, show Him all I am. But His demands of me? Only emptiness. I want to parade my talents, my strengths, my wisdom. But nothing I offer Him suffices. […]