A week of blood. A week of loss. A gruesome stabbing, a school shooting, an assassination. It is hard to know what to say in the aftermath of such events. I have seen everything from grief to tasteless remarks to outright celebration. There is still the tragedy of the Texas flooding from a few months … Continue reading On Bad Things, Charlie Kirk, and Trumpets
Tag: Faith
Of Words, War, and Rumors of War
Words are the heartbeat of my life. I cannot remember a time before them, nor can I escape their captivating power. I find words life-giving in all forms, whether I'm reading them, listening to them, or writing them myself. They are capsules in time that keep living, breathing, and multiplying long after we are gone. … Continue reading Of Words, War, and Rumors of War
The Plea of the Lamb
Half of the world is hopeful and drunkwhile the other half burns to the ground.Sipping on cocktails and telling the tall taleswhile survivors sweep ash off new burial mounds.Deception hangs thick, the shofar blasts sound,the days of Noah counting us down.Glasses in hand, raise a toast to the future, glazing right over the forbodeing picturewhile … Continue reading The Plea of the Lamb
Babies in Caskets
It doesn't matter what side you're on. Babies should rest safely in the arms of their mothers. Toddlers should play happily in the sunshine. No one deserves to be captured, tortured, murdered, and returned to home, locked in a casket months after their first breath. Those precious little boys. Their mom. Is she alive? Does … Continue reading Babies in Caskets
The Hope of His Coming
With palms waving, we settle into songs of praise. What beauty in the simple words, rooted in such tradition, held dear by so many around the world. Hosanna! Baruch haba be'shem Adonai! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Last weekend, I joined Christians around the world in remembering Jesus' triumphal … Continue reading The Hope of His Coming
Two Precious Stones 