I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. —Revelation 22:13, NLT (Jesus speaking) Sunday morning I met Thea. Just a day old, tiny and beautiful, she is the first child of our good friends Jeff and Jennifer. Later that afternoon, I joined in the celebration of ... Continue reading
Cheating death
March 27, 2005 By 7 Comments
The disciple famously known as "Doubting Thomas" should probably be renamed "Rational Thomas," or maybe "My-momma- didn't-raise- no-fools" Thomas. When the other disciples report that Jesus is alive, Thomas thinks they've lost their marbles.If you read the Gospel account of the post-crucifixion ... Continue reading
Echoes
June 10, 2004 By
Last night, I watched some of CSPAN's coverage of the Reagan memorial, and I heard echoes from 1963. Many of you are too young to remember the assassination of John F Kennedy, but most of us who do remember it vividly.The same caisson that bore President Ronald W Reagan's body down the streets ... Continue reading
In memoriam
January 31, 2004 By Leave a Comment
I met a traveler from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, ... Continue reading
When dreams become dust
August 13, 2003 By 4 Comments
Your girls may never play soccer or go to the prom, but who am I to say what a life is worth? —Dr. Kirk Milhoan, pediatric cardiologist, Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas What is a life worth? At a whim I can jump on the Internet and search out the value of an ounce of gold or a ... Continue reading
On resurrection and rabbits
April 17, 2003 By Leave a Comment
James Killeen was a man about to die. Like most people facing death, he wanted to live. He was a member of a small religious sect that believed God was about to work a miracle in response to their faith. And so, when James died in his bed, his wife and the other believers gathered around his body ... Continue reading
