• Exile not Isle

    If you’re coming at this Christian thing from a Western culture framework, you might have heard a little voice calling out to you from Jeremiah: For I know the plans I have for you. We in the West like to tattoo scriptures on our wrists, encircle them in floral print, and pin them to our mirrors on…

  • Shooting the Messenger

    Searching for truth in the age of fake news We live in the “Information Age” yet many Americans feel honest information is the one thing inaccessible to them. In a world of super computers that can fit in your pocket, it’s an odd dilemma to find yourself in. From cries of a biased “mainstream media”…

  • Stand Clear

    To the three of you who have bought into my facade and think me a saint, I have bad news for you: I stared down a smirking red-headed woman yesterday, left foot on the brake, right foot hovering inches above the gas pedal. Unhinged anger shot from head and barreled down to ankle threatening to…

  • The Sting

    On a rocky hill, the crowds have dissipated. A Roman commander sits on this bed, head in his hands, nauseous and thankful for solid ground. The brown, perfumed body of a carpenter is sealed behind a boulder. Two women sit in stunned silence across the rock. They are cried out; their faces dry and stoic.…