His Way with Words
Restarting a Conversation about Holiness
Talking about Holiness Robert Murray McCheyne was a 19th century pastor noted for his personal holiness. In his devotional meditations, which are fragrant with the love of Christ, he...
Some Thoughts for Young People Who Don’t Know Who They Are
Zits, Bullies, and Sea Gulls Junior high wasn’t fun for me. Kids loved to mock my thirteen-year-old 6'4" clumsy, weirdly-put-together body. On top of my much-larger-than-average body was a...
The Art of L-evation: Helping to Extinguish Our Hellish Racial Fires
Wielding a Kitchen Extinguisher Back in 1999, our wood stove overheated, igniting our fireplace wall. While we waited for hose-bearing firefighters to arrive, my then 16-year-old son and I...
Eight Relational Bridges in the Election Aftermath
This past Sunday I delivered a message to my flock before the election with no knowledge of the outcome, to prepare us to respond to the election whatever the outcome. Here were my points,...
Mimicking a Monk: Telemachus, Gladiators, You, Me – and What Happens Next
(about 800 words to help start your post-election life) The Man Who Vanquished the Gladiators It was around 400AD, and the Roman Empire was in decline, though its sinful indulgences...
The Prayer Life that Matters Most (and it Isn’t Yours)
Whose prayer life matters most? The sirens are blaring outside at this very moment. As I sit here at home, situated on the doorstep of Philadelphia—a town currently reeling over the police...
Aiming for God’s way through human words
His Way with Words offers perspectives that are relevant for our times. In it I try to express his (God’s) way—as best I can understand it—with my words. Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of my fellow elders. I am solely responsible for everything on this site.
