Hi ~In the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, I've grieved along with many Americans. Of course, like you, I didn't agree with him on everything, and on a few things I disagreed with him strongly. But he was a young man of hope and goodwill. I appreciated...

Hi ~Friday was my 68th birthday. (Yes, it was happy, thank you. We spent the day with our four-and-three-quarters-year-old granddaughter Phoebe and then went to our daughter's house for a birthday supper and games.)Today I'm posting my traditional bi...

Hi ~Here’s Matthew 3:1–2:In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”And here’s the note I wrote next to that verse in my wide-margin Bible back in 1993 when I was 3...

Hi ~You may have been told that any kind of “complaining” is unspiritual, ungrateful, or sinful.But the Bible perspective is one you may not have considered before.The Israelites in the wilderness were famous for their complaining. And God punished t...

Hi ~I received an email showing such profound childhood insight that I asked to (anonymously) share it with you. The author agreed, so here it is only slightly edited for clarity:***I have finally been able to put into words one of my early memories...