the waiting country

years passed since your passing; since the moment your life ceased with a final lunge; since the loosed departure into a void not seen and y...

I have spent a good deal of my adult life trying to understand grace. Most of this has been through the routines of life - marriage, studyin...

Mike Rohde , we salute ya.

What does he know? moving through the fields And the wood's echoing cloisters With a beast's gait, hunger in his eyes Only for what ...

We all need help in praying for others. The prayers in the Bible are a great help and so are the requests for prayer we find there. In Roman...

It’s a moving story. The great poet John Milton finally lost his sight and then was bereaved of his wife. In the trauma of that first loss, ...

In order to be able to assume the responsibility for other people’s growth, leaders must themselves have grown to true maturity and inner fr...

Yann Martel has been sending books to the Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper (see here ). Along with the books, he writes letters and i...

To admit you're vulnerable is strong and not weak; it shivers the backs of men.

From the back of the car came these thoughts... When I grow up I'm going to join the army as a morale booster. I'm going to join the...

In Matthew 9, when Jesus tells the paralysed man, Your sins are forgiven ( v.2 ), the Pharisees respond by accusing him of blasphemy ( v.3 ...

A small overview on the book of Job that is big on pastorally-helpful material, grounded in serious exegesis and wise biblical-theology. It...

Been listening to Neil Young's latest release - Live At Massey Hall 1971 - stunning vocal performance, great acoustic guitar, appreciat...

Recently came across this piece, written after an 18-week miscarriage in 1995. The little girl was due to be born in June 1996, hence the na...

of a study-week, to be spent in our Dandy, sans famile (as Alain Dah-vey might say). Here are the books I plan to take and (maybe) to read: ...

I know, LORD, that your laws are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me. May your unfailing love be my comfort, according...

Msr Alain Dah-vey has apparently tagged me (it hasn't happened since I was at Junior School in Pwllheli) so I ought to try to reply ( th...

Americans are not particularly good at sensing the real elements of another people's culture. It helps them to approach foreigners with ...

Christians feed on Scripture. Holy Scripture nurtures the holy community as food nurtures the human body. Christians don't simply learn ...

In Numbers 12 we're told that Moses "was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth" (v.3). The...