I know it is a beloved Christmas carol, and a beautiful hymn, like a lullaby to the son of God. But there was no silent night. I was present for the delivery of most of my children; there was nothing silent about any of them. Nor was there anything silent about that night in […]
Month: December 2021
HUSBANDS
When I was twenty-four years old I became a husband. People immediately began pushing marriage books at us. Someone even paid for us to go to a weekend marriage conference; Christians seem to like that stuff; it never meant anything to me. The information was overwhelming and never held my attention. They meant well, […]
PEACE
Do you have peace? If so, what does it look like? We often speak of being “at peace”, as if peace were a destination, a place of rest. If that is true, how do you get there? How do you leave behind the turmoil and anxiety that is so much a part of our […]