A foreigner stranded in the Central American desert; he lives from one moment of desperation to the next. Trapped by circumstances and believing the hold bondage has on his life will remain, the man cries out. Enslaved by a lie, he is desperate for hope. A reminder...
Adjusting the volume, I pressed the black button on the panel’s surface. The tremor in the woman’s voice struck a chord as words filled the lonely space in the car. “I always thought I had to prove myself–to convince Him that I took my faith seriously.” Images of...
“I don’t know him.” My son’s words sting because they’re true. I tuck the Father’s Day card into its envelope and a sigh of undesired acknowledgement escapes my lips. A twelve hour road trip has separated us for more than fifteen...
From the time we rise until the moment we exhale sleep’s first breath, nearly 50,000 thoughts will have tracked through our minds. Of those rapid-fire notions, 80% are negative. Repetitive. Even bordering on obsessive. Our minds are landmines pockmarked with...
The place name dogged me all week–my thoughts returning again and again to the words of John 18:5. When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was a garden, and he and his disciples went into...